Jeddah vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$583
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
45
😀 Quality of life
76
56
🏙️ Population
4.7M
3M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 151% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4730th and 8757th ($1210 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1324th and 6229th 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
$5.59
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$629

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$1031
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$976
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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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