Mashhad vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$820
🏠 One person rent
$186
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
48
😀 Quality of life
50
40
🏙️ Population
3M
1.97M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 59% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8365th and 9126th ($538 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 19th 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 0.6 months in Peshawar. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6193rd and 6896th 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
$3.03
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$525

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$517
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$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
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$374
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$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659