Mashhad vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
94
😀 Quality of life
53
93
🏙️ Population
3M
592K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 74% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8260th and 1756th ($532 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 7th in Iran and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Iran vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6128th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$12166

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$1648
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$1679
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$427
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$1644
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$1642
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$514
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$554
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$473
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$576
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$661
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$1662
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$446
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$558
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$399
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$640
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$533
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$546
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$1657
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$416
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$434
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$519
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$449
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$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
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$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
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$633
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$616
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$636
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$530
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$653
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$1890
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$1804
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$1850
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$1886
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$1873
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$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
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$2000
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$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
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$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
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$2465
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$1877
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$1939
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$1833
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$2545
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$1894
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$2092
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$1498
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$1981
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$1876
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$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
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$1647
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$2001
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$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
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$1965
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$1650
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$1756
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$1631
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$1818
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$1909
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$1539
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$1971
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$1413
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