Kobe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$481
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
78
50
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 108% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4855th and 8365th ($1119 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 71st in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 631st and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Mashhad

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