Madrid vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$290
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$250
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	45
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	3.51M	3M

The cost of living in Madrid is 319% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1805th and 8726th ($2089 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 72nd in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 190th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Mashhad

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	Madrid	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$627

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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