Chennai vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$161	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$203
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	10.3M	3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 18% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8260th ($434 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 75th in India and Iran, respectively. Check India vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3676th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Mashhad

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	Chennai	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$96
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$555

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Mashhad

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