Chisinau vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$505
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
46
😀 Quality of life
57
50
🏙️ Population
639K
3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 76% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6080th and 8574th ($892 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 84th 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5665th and 6227th 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
$8.05
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788