Essen vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Mashhad | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Essen is 184% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3685th and 8574th ($1443 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 84th 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 Essen compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 33rd and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Mashhad
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| Essen | Mashhad | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Mashhad
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Nishapur | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Quchan | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Kashmar | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 202 km or 126 mi |  Anau | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Ashgabat | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Bojnord | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mary | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Baherden | |
| 317 km or 197 mi |  Herat | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Birjand | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Shahrud | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Gorgan | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 566 km or 351 mi | Semnan | |
| 572 km or 355 mi |  Bukhara | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | Sari | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 612 km or 380 mi | Zabol | |
| 614 km or 381 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Qarshi | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Babol | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Amol | |
| 673 km or 418 mi | Mazar-i-Sharif | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Nukus | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Yazd | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Pardis | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Kerman | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 726 km or 451 mi | Varamin | |
| 730 km or 454 mi | Qarchak | |
| 733 km or 456 mi | Golestan | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 738 km or 459 mi | Ray | |
| 739 km or 459 mi | Tehran |