Houston vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$216
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	3M

The cost of living in Houston is 346% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1229th and 8574th ($2265 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 84th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 97th and 6227th 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	$17.2	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$618

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788