Islamabad vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$213
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
45
😀 Quality of life
50
56
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 7% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8843rd and 8726th ($464 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6696th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Mashhad

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Islamabad Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$627

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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