Mashhad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$170
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
56
81
🏙️ Population
3M
595K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 60% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8726th and 4678th ($498 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and Latvia, respectively. Check Iran vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6291st and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Riga

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Mashhad Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$17597

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$496
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$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406