Columbus vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
906K
3M

The cost of living in Columbus is 327% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1686th and 8726th ($2127 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 96th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Mashhad

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Columbus Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$627

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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