Los Angeles vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$290
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$250
😷 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 578% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 72nd and 8726th ($3378 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 72nd 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 55th and 6291st 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	$21.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$627

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$501
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$510
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1763
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1806
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$487
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1640
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1769
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$532
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$589
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$563
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$659
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$457
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$535
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$436
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$635
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$561
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$513
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$531
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$467
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$468
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$565
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$583
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$571
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$586
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$592
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$591
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$639