Budapest vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$750
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$250
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
81
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3M

The cost of living in Budapest is 195% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8726th ($1469 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Hungary and Iran, respectively. Check Hungary vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 680th and 6291st 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
$12.2
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$627

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639