Dubai vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
3.94M
3M

The cost of living in Dubai is 412% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 947th and 8757th ($2470 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st 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 184th and 6229th 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
$11.9
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$629

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$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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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