Mashhad vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$169	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	46	27
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	3M	149K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 37% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8574th and 6387th ($508 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Iran and Mauritius, respectively. Check Iran vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6227th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Port Louis

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	Mashhad	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552