Kobe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kobe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$453
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
45
😀 Quality of life
81
56
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 121% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5047th and 8726th ($1103 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 72nd in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 681st and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kobe vs Mashhad

Prices for goods and services in Kobe and Mashhad are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kobe Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$627

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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