Mashhad vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$170
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
48
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
3M
1.2M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 47% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8726th and 6098th ($498 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 16th in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6291st and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Mashhad Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$4368

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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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811