Isfahan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$208
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
57
56
🏙️ Population
1.96M
3M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 1% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8733rd and 8757th ($488 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 61st in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Iran, and 6153rd vs 6229th 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
$3.01
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$454
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$451
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638