Mashhad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$214
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
3M
606K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 53% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8260th and 4604th ($532 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 2nd in Iran and Latvia, respectively. Check Iran vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6128th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$13518

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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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$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257