Los Angeles vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$295
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	45
😀 Quality of life	93	56
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 609% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 62nd and 8757th ($3420 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 61st in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 50th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mashhad

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	Los Angeles	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$0.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$21
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$629

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$469
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$475
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$483
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$483
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1846
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1898
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1726
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1864
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$556
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$542
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$561
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$664
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$470
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$523
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$439
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$612
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$525
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$500
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$359
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$516
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$469
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$475
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$517
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$563
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$700
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$570
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$557
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$570
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$584
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$584
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$638