Mashhad vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$758
🏠 One person rent
$172
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$189
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
48
😀 Quality of life
56
34
🏙️ Population
3M
1.97M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 50% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8757th and 9130th ($482 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 28th in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Peshawar ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6229th and 8525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Peshawar

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Mashhad Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$8.99
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$59.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$96
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
14.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$9.26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$2.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$1.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$10.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$33.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$3008

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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
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$394
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$373
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$381
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$371
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734