Budapest vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$707
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$250
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
82
57
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3M

The cost of living in Budapest is 174% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4312th and 8663rd ($1377 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 636th and 6167th 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
$10.6
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684