Essen vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$681
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
585K
3M

The cost of living in Essen is 184% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3595th and 8365th ($1525 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 71st 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 31st and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$612

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797