Cologne vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
1.09M
3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 300% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2067th and 8726th ($1990 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 72nd in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 15th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Mashhad

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Cologne Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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