Istanbul vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$689
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
78
56
🏙️ Population
15.7M
3M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 162% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4562nd and 8726th ($1305 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 925th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Mashhad

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Istanbul Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

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