Mashhad vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$799
🏠 One person rent
$214
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
53
35
🏙️ Population
3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 61% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8260th and 9155th ($532 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6128th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$1496

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$509
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$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
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$389
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$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282