Mashhad vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mashhad	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$290	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$250	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 80% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8726th and 978th ($498 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 6th in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6291st and 10th 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	$2.99	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.43	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.68%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.98	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.5	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$627	$15409

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$501
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$510
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1763
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1806
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$487
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1640
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1769
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$532
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$589
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$563
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$659
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$457
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$535
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$436
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$635
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$561
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$513
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$531
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$467
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$468
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$565
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$583
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$571
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$586
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$592
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$591
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$639

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894