Mashhad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$170
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$632
😷 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 40% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8726th and 6618th ($498 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6291st and 4692nd 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
$2.99
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882