Mashhad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$172
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
3M
2M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 48% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8757th and 6121st ($482 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 1st in Iran and Belarus, respectively. Check Iran vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6229th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Minsk

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Mashhad Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$14758

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73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
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$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853