Cologne vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$947
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
1.09M
3M

The cost of living in Cologne is 243% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2551st and 8574th ($1744 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 84th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 12th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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