Mashhad vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$5226
🏠 One person rent
$186
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$2396
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$4699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
69
😀 Quality of life
50
91
🏙️ Population
3M
1.61M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 77% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8365th and 973rd ($538 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 858th in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 2 months in Phoenix. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Phoenix ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$10377

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$515
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$500
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$512
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$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
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$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
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$797

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$2414
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$2338
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$2324
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$1954
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$1986
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$1928
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