Kyoto vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$427
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
79
57
🏙️ Population
1.46M
3M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 120% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4942nd and 8663rd ($1107 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 66th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 947th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Mashhad

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Kyoto Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.41
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$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
$483
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

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