Mashhad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$186
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
3M
605K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 54% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8365th and 4672nd ($538 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6193rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$13962

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$517
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$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
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$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363