Hamburg City vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$295
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	45
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	1.91M	3M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 354% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1511th and 8757th ($2189 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 61st in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 38th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Mashhad

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	Hamburg City	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$0.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$21
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$629

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

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