Mashhad vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$169	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	22
😀 Quality of life	50	21
🏙️ Population	3M	2.45M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 42% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8574th and 6195th ($508 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Iran and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Iran vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6227th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Ouagadougou

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	Mashhad	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$15761

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882