Dresden vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$729
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
89
50
🏙️ Population
563K
3M

The cost of living in Dresden is 172% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3857th and 8365th ($1462 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 71st in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 203rd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$612

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$1404
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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797