Mashhad vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$186
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
46
30
😀 Quality of life
50
25
🏙️ Population
3M
42.7K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 0.5% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8365th and 8393rd ($538 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 4th in Iran and Kenya, respectively. Check Iran vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6193rd and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$8360

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$1583
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$1616
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$458
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$1531
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$1578
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$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
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$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
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$689
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$1554
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$450
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$607
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$452
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$670
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$564
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$548
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$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
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$468
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$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
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$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
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$722
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$515
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$720
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$483
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$548
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$581
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$543
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$502
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$511
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$560
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$643
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$707
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$601
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$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$711
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$639
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$722
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$810
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$576
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$784
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$590
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$568
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$520
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$622
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$723
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$509
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$719
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