Dhaka vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$118	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$216
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	54	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 15% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8899th and 8574th ($430 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5971st and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mashhad

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	Dhaka	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$618

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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