Mashhad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$172
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8663rd and 5037th ($503 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6167th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$11063

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$496
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453