Chisinau vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$528
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
46
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
639K
3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 88% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5968th and 8663rd ($947 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 66th 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6039th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684