Islamabad vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$199
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
50
57
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 12% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8887th and 8663rd ($443 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6597th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$623

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684