Mashhad vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$169	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	21
😀 Quality of life	50	27
🏙️ Population	3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 3% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8574th and 8452nd ($508 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Iran and Liberia, respectively. Check Iran vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6227th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Monrovia

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	Mashhad	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$2771

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$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
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507