Chisinau vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$539
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
45
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
567K
3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 94% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5911th and 8726th ($967 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd in Moldova and Iran, respectively. Check Moldova vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5736th and 6291st 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
$8.07
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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