Mashhad vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$214
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
53
52
🏙️ Population
3M
1.18M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 40% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8260th and 6017th ($532 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 15th in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6128th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$9496

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$509
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964