Mashhad vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$169	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$304
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	46	29
😀 Quality of life	50	21
🏙️ Population	3M	1.87M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 29% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8574th and 8975th ($508 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 7th in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 6227th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Multan

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	Mashhad	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$1778

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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 Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350