Mashhad vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$857
🏠 One person rent
$214
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$134
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
48
😀 Quality of life
53
42
🏙️ Population
3M
1.97M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 51% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8260th and 9085th ($532 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 5th in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6128th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$457

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$509
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$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
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$307
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$335
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$347
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$238
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$389
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$331
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$449
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$567
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$278
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$277
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$455
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$344
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$393
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$364
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
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$298
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$437
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$328
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$632