Mashhad vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$809
🏠 One person rent
$172
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
47
😀 Quality of life
57
43
🏙️ Population
3M
1.97M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 50% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8663rd and 9121st ($503 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 21st 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 0.3 months in Peshawar. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 6167th and 7430th 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
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$2261

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$496
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$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$364
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$354
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$354
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$344
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$443
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$416
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$393
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$401
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$458
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$277
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$376
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$265
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$320
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$396
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$372
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$363
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$340
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$294
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$333
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$302
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$311
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$404
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$351
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$316
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$284
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$368
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$303
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$427
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$428
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$291
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$380
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$362
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$403
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$350
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$347
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$337
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$684