Jakarta vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$343	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$216
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	46
😀 Quality of life	65	50
🏙️ Population	10.6M	3M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 38% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8574th ($701 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 84th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4292nd and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Mashhad

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	Jakarta	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$618

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788