Jeddah vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$512	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	76	50
🏙️ Population	4.7M	3M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 126% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4650th and 8574th ($1146 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 84th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 860th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Mashhad

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	Jeddah	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$618

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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