Budapest vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$589
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$228
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
80
50
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3M

The cost of living in Budapest is 120% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8365th ($1185 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Hungary and Iran, respectively. Check Hungary vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 551st and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Mashhad

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Budapest Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$612

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797