Kuala Lumpur vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$450
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
76
50
🏙️ Population
1.98M
3M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 66% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6160th and 8365th ($892 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Malaysia and Iran, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 883rd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Mashhad

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Kuala Lumpur Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

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