Cairo vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$201
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
45
😀 Quality of life
63
56
🏙️ Population
9.8M
3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 2% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8680th and 8726th ($506 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5610th and 6291st 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
$4.85
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$627

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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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