Brussels vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$252
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
91
56
🏙️ Population
196K
3M

The cost of living in Brussels is 321% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1939th and 8757th ($2030 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 121st and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Mashhad

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Brussels Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$629

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638