Mashhad vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$962
🏠 One person rent
$172
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
68
😀 Quality of life
57
50
🏙️ Population
3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 21% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8663rd and 8945th ($503 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 4th in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6167th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$764

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$496
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$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270