Isfahan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$207
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$250
😷 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 0.4% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8716th and 8726th ($500 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 72nd 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 6223rd vs 6291st 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
$2.97
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$1.05
🥤 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
$258
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$481
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$479
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$516
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$476
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$487
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$455
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$542
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$492
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$565
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$546
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$512
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$571
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$499
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$574
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$586
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$569
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$583
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$594
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$460
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$546
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$602
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$547
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$601
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$591
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$523
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$627
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$639
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$631
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$575
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$629
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$631
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$565
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639