Edinburgh vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$252
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
45
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
488K
3M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 376% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1307th and 8757th ($2295 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 61st 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 83rd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Mashhad

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Edinburgh Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$629

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Mashhad

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