Kobe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$474
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
81
57
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 120% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4945th and 8663rd ($1106 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 66th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 708th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684