Mashhad vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$186
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
50
67
🏙️ Population
3M
1.41M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 37% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8365th and 6257th ($538 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6193rd and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Medina

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Mashhad Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$7706

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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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$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934