Dubai vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
3.94M
3M

The cost of living in Dubai is 386% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1039th and 8726th ($2420 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 203rd and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Mashhad

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Dubai Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$627

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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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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