Lisbon vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$1312
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$250
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	84	57
🏙️ Population	546K	3M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 276% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2357th and 8663rd ($1889 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 66th in Portugal and Iran, respectively. Check Portugal vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 479th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Mashhad

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	Lisbon	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$623

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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