Mashhad vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mashhad	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$170	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$290	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$250	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	56	56
🏙️ Population	3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 53% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8726th and 5233rd ($498 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Thailand, respectively. Check Iran vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6291st and 6325th 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	$2.99	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.43	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.68%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.98	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.5	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$627	$16566

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$501
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$510
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1763
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1806
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$487
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1640
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1769
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$532
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$589
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$563
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$659
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$457
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$535
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$436
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$635
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$561
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$513
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$531
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$467
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$468
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$565
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$583
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$571
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$586
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$592
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$591
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$639

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981