Damascus vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$323
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$252
😷 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 46% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7245th and 8757th ($706 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st 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 7855th and 6229th 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
$9.98
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638