Mashhad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$214
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 68% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8260th and 2922nd ($532 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6128th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$9649

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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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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
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$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561