Mashhad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$172
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
45
😀 Quality of life
56
69
🏙️ Population
3M
1.08M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 41% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8757th and 6663rd ($482 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 4th in Iran and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Iran vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6229th and 4272nd 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
$3.01
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$6976

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553