Dortmund vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$750
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
595K
3M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 229% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3504th and 8726th ($1637 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 72nd in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 33rd and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Mashhad

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Dortmund Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639