Chennai vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$152
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
66
50
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 15% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8897th and 8574th ($430 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 84th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4021st and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$618

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$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788