Isfahan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$211
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
48
50
🏙️ Population
1.96M
3M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 3% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8454th and 8574th ($523 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 84th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Ranked 5th vs 3rd best cities to live in Iran, and 6375th vs 6227th 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
$3.39
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.88
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.5%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.99
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.2
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$594
$618

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IsfahanMashhad

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$502
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$502
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$562
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$525
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$529
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$488
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$455
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$536
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$573
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$562
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$574
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$651
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$505
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$583
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$681
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$577
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$680
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$597
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$675
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$469
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$554
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$700
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$563
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$697
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$710
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$557
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$698
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$788
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$693
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$665
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$684
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$698
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$589
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$688

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