Cairo vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Mashhad | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 21% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8926th and 8365th ($424 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5583rd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cairo vs Mashhad
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| Cairo | Mashhad | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
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| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
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| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
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| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Nishapur | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Quchan | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Kashmar | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 202 km or 126 mi |  Anau | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Ashgabat | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Bojnord | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mary | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Baherden | |
| 317 km or 197 mi |  Herat | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Birjand | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Shahrud | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Gorgan | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 566 km or 351 mi | Semnan | |
| 572 km or 355 mi |  Bukhara | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | Sari | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 612 km or 380 mi | Zabol | |
| 614 km or 381 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Qarshi | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Babol | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Amol | |
| 673 km or 418 mi | Mazar-i-Sharif | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Nukus | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Yazd | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Pardis | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Kerman | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 726 km or 451 mi | Varamin | |
| 730 km or 454 mi | Qarchak | |
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| 737 km or 458 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 738 km or 459 mi | Ray | |
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