Mashhad vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mashhad	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1576	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$186	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	46	7
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 45% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8365th and 5798th ($538 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in Iran and Thailand, respectively. Check Iran vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6193rd and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Phuket

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	Mashhad	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.61	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.4	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.29%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1424	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.97	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.73	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.98	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$612	$13132

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$517
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$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

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892