Bucharest vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$449
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
1.72M
3M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 80% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8260th ($961 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 75th in Romania and Iran, respectively. Check Romania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 703rd and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$555

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700