Mashhad vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$169
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
50
66
🏙️ Population
3M
1.41M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 58% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8574th and 4439th ($508 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6227th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$7421

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$509
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$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
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$788

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$829
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$1146
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$979
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$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
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$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905