Essen vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$642
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$252
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
587K
3M

The cost of living in Essen is 215% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3925th and 8757th ($1519 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 61st 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 23rd and 6229th 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
$16.8
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$629

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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