Cairo vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$189
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
46
😀 Quality of life
60
57
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 6% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8663rd ($473 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 66th 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5895th and 6167th 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
$4.18
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$623

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$410
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$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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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