Johannesburg vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$403
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
61
53
🏙️ Population
4.43M
3M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 70% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5921st and 8260th ($908 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5184th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$555

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700