Istanbul vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3415
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$687
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1177
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
79
56
🏙️ Population
15.7M
3M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 175% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4475th and 8757th ($1328 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 829th and 6229th 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
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.66%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1658
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.2
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1014
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23206
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638