Mashhad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$214
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
3M
12.5M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 48% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8260th and 5167th ($532 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6128th and 1608th 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
$2.8
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$10868

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$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517