Mashhad vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$169	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	40
😀 Quality of life	50	63
🏙️ Population	3M	573K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 28% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8574th and 6866th ($508 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 2nd in Iran and Morocco, respectively. Check Iran vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6227th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Rabat

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	Mashhad	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430