Mashhad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$172
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
3M
2M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 32% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8663rd and 6924th ($503 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6167th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$11271

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$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879