Malaga vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$839
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$203
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
46
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
579K
3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 169% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3666th and 8260th ($1435 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 75th in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 506th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$555

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700