Chisinau vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$428
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
46
😀 Quality of life
58
53
🏙️ Population
639K
3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 52% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6354th and 8260th ($810 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 75th in Moldova and Iran, respectively. Check Moldova vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5671st and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Mashhad

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Chisinau Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$555

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700