Jeddah vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$495
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
46
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
4.7M
3M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 107% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4731st and 8260th ($1100 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1616th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$555

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$920
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$879
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$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
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$700