Chicago vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 467% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 375th and 8726th ($2822 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 22nd and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Mashhad

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Chicago Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639