Mashhad vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$214
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
46
30
😀 Quality of life
53
29
🏙️ Population
3M
42.7K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 10% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8260th and 8601st ($532 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 5th 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 4th best city to live in Iran vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6128th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$6789

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$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539