Malaga vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$252
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
45
😀 Quality of life
80
56
🏙️ Population
599K
3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 253% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3191st and 8757th ($1705 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 61st 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 25th best city to live in Spain vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 690th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Mashhad

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Malaga Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

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