Gujranwala vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$1312
🏠 One person rent	$98	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$250
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	46
😀 Quality of life	30	57
🏙️ Population	2.03M	3M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 40% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 9199th and 8663rd ($302 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 66th in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 8772nd and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Mashhad

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	Gujranwala	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$623

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$506
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$512
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1774
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1833
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$489
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1654
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1796
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$509
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$588
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$564
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$658
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$432
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$542
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$433
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$643
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$558
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$512
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$530
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$439
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$477
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$545
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$598
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$604
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$588
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$607
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$628
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$622
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$684