Malaga vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$929
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$250
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
46
😀 Quality of life
80
57
🏙️ Population
592K
3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 222% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3451st and 8663rd ($1617 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 66th in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 736th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$623

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

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