Mashhad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$172
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8663rd and 3418th ($503 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6167th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$9818

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$496
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$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
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$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463