Damascus vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$310
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
40
56
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3M

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7406th and 8726th ($675 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Syria and Iran, respectively. Check Syria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7899th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Mashhad

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Damascus Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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