Mashhad vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$169	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	50	98
🏙️ Population	3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 76% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8574th and 1654th ($508 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 7th in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6227th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Perth

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	Mashhad	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645