Columbus vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
906K
3M

The cost of living in Columbus is 319% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1248th and 8365th ($2252 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 71st in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 242nd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$612

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$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797