Mashhad vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mashhad Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$169
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$4432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
69
😀 Quality of life
50
90
🏙️ Population
3M
1.61M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 79% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8574th and 955th ($508 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6227th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Mashhad vs Phoenix infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Mashhad vs Phoenix

Prices for goods and services in Mashhad and Phoenix are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Mashhad Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$12281

Cost of living in other countries

MashhadPhoenix

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724