Jeddah vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$511
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
46
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
4.7M
3M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 109% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4828th and 8365th ($1123 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st 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 1110th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$612

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$895
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$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797