Mashhad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$172
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 70% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8757th and 3485th ($482 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st 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 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6229th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Riyadh

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Mashhad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459