Maputo vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$520
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
38
50
🏙️ Population
1.13M
3M

The cost of living in Maputo is 108% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4869th and 8365th ($1116 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 71st in Mozambique and Iran, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7151st and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797