Kano vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$212
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.1
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
45
😀 Quality of life
23
56
🏙️ Population
4.35M
3M

The cost of living in Kano is 13% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8284th and 8726th ($563 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 72nd in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kano ranked 9th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9059th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Mashhad

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Kano Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.43%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1659
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.46
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.63
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.09
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2083
$627

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$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639