Mashhad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$214
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
62
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
3M
2M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 18% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8260th and 7206th ($532 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in Iran and Belarus, respectively. Check Iran vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6128th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$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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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760