Mashhad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$172
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
3M
595K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 62% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8757th and 4631st ($482 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st 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 1.2 months in Riga. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6229th and 657th 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
$3.01
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$18197

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$469
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$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391