Mashhad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$169
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
50
67
🏙️ Population
3M
1.99M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 30% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8574th and 6769th ($508 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6227th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.69
🥤 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
$194
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$3.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$10220

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$521
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$550
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$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
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$788

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Distance City Cost of living
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$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850