Chennai vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$159
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 13% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8898th and 8663rd ($437 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 66th in India and Iran, respectively. Check India vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5272nd and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$623

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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Mashhad

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