Hanoi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$342
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
65
56
🏙️ Population
8.72M
3M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 41% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7229th and 8726th ($702 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5251st and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Mashhad

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Hanoi Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$627

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28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639