Mashhad vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$186
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
52
😀 Quality of life
50
43
🏙️ Population
3M
2.11M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 4% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8365th and 8536th ($538 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 38th in Iran and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iran vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6193rd and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$11482

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544