Mashhad vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$904
🏠 One person rent
$186
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
50
31
🏙️ Population
3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 43% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8365th and 9038th ($538 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 7th in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6193rd and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Rawalpindi

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Mashhad Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$1015

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286