Davao vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$294	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	46
😀 Quality of life	60	50
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3M

The cost of living in Davao is 23% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7397th and 8574th ($626 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 84th in the Philippines and Iran, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5168th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Mashhad

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	Davao	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$618

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788