Mashhad vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$169	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	88
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	3M	653K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 81% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8574th and 603rd ($508 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6227th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Portland

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	Mashhad	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741