Mashhad vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$170
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
23
😀 Quality of life
56
69
🏙️ Population
3M
1.41M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 57% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8726th and 4849th ($498 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 3rd in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6291st and 4347th 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
$2.99
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$5515

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$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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010