Houston vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$290
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$250
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	2.3M	3M

The cost of living in Houston is 355% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1354th and 8726th ($2265 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 72nd in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 16th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Mashhad

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	Houston	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$627

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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