Mashhad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$172
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
57
73
🏙️ Population
3M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 65% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8663rd and 4141st ($503 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6167th and 2664th 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
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$15272

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$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

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$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772