Mashhad vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$186
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
50
57
🏙️ Population
3M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 28% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8365th and 6689th ($538 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Iran and Kenya, respectively. Check Iran vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6193rd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Nairobi

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Mashhad Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$8325

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$517
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$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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$571
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$482
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$493
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$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
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$564
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$675
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$736
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$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768