London vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1312
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$250
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	99	57
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3M

The cost of living in London is 666% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8th and 8663rd ($3851 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Mashhad

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	London	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$623

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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