Cost of Living in Mashhad

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$498
$1301
🛋️ Without rent
$329
$1011
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$170
$290
🍽️ Food
$167
$462
🚐 Transport
$42.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
😀 Quality of life
56
🏙️ Population
3M

The average cost of living in Mashhad is $498, which is in the top 6% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8726th out of 9294 in our global list and 72nd out of 102 in Iran.

The median after-tax salary is $250, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months. Ranked 6291st (TOP 68%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 4th best city to live in Iran. With an estimated population of 3M, Mashhad is the 2nd largest city in Iran.

✈️ Closest airport 9 km Mashhad International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 31.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1079 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

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Prices in Mashhad

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

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