Damascus vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$315
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
39
57
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7287th and 8663rd ($671 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7834th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684