Isfahan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$271
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.6
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
47
50
🏙️ Population
1.96M
3M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 9% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7921st and 8365th ($588 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 71st in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Ranked 5th vs 3rd best cities to live in Iran, and 6374th vs 6193rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Mashhad

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Isfahan Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.42
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.38%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$621
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.11
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$559
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$545
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$527
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$575
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$490
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$489
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$472
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$462
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$518
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$507
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$577
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$559
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$542
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$673
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$513
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$588
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$693
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$583
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$689
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$588
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$690
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$470
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$559
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$716
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$546
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$706
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$720
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$537
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$708
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$797
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$701
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$675
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$696
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$706
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$558
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797