Mashhad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$170
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
42
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 56% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8726th and 4940th ($498 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Oman, respectively. Check Iran vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6291st and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Muscat

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Mashhad Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$10792

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$496
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465