Chennai vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$159
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$228
😷 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 20% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8907th and 8365th ($433 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 71st 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4094th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$612

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$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797