Mashhad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$170
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$2285
😷 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 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8726th and 3529th ($498 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd 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 6291st and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$9443

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73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487