Mashhad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$214
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
3M
1.08M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 35% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8260th and 6335th ($532 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 4th in Iran and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Iran vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6128th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Nur-Sultan

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Mashhad Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$8086

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651