Mashhad vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$765
🏠 One person rent
$214
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
36
😀 Quality of life
53
17
🏙️ Population
3M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 51% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8260th and 9080th ($532 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 5th in Iran and Nigeria, respectively. Check Iran vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6128th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$704

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$509
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$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
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$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
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$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
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$700

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$325
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$507
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$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
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$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
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$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
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$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617