Mashhad vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$172
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$928
😷 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 54% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8757th and 5192nd ($482 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 14th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 6229th and 5476th 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
$3.01
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$5021

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$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873