Male vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$805
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
45
😀 Quality of life
64
56
🏙️ Population
133K
3M

The cost of living in Male is 163% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4552nd and 8726th ($1311 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd in Maldives and Iran, respectively. Check Maldives vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5347th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Mashhad

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Male Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$627

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$275
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$251
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$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
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$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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
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$639