Edinburgh vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$203
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
46
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
488K
3M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 284% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1692nd and 8260th ($2043 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 75th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 64th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$555

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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