Mashhad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$172
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$1104
😷 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 71% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8757th and 3277th ($482 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6229th and 2774th 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
$3.01
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749