Cairo vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$193
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 3% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8130th and 8260th ($549 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 75th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5556th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$555

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$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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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