Mashhad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$170
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
3M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 69% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8726th and 3728th ($498 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6291st and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Moscow

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Mashhad Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$17546

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791