Mashhad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$186
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
50
64
🏙️ Population
3M
1.08M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 31% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8365th and 6525th ($538 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6193rd and 4508th 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
$3.03
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$6243

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595