Chicago vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 396% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 483rd and 8365th ($2667 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 71st in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 20th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$612

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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