Doha vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$203
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
46
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3M

The cost of living in Doha is 252% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2137th and 8260th ($1872 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Qatar and Iran, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 501st and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$555

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$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700