Mashhad vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$186
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
50
97
🏙️ Population
3M
8.8M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 87% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8365th and 5th ($538 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 3rd in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs New York City

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Mashhad New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$20585

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$512
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$511
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$515
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$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
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$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
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$797

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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
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