Doha vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
45
😀 Quality of life
83
56
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3M

The cost of living in Doha is 335% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1744th and 8757th ($2100 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Qatar and Iran, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 513th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Mashhad

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Doha Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$629

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$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
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$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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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