Mashhad vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$172
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
82
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
3M
5.65M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 48% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8663rd and 5813th ($503 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 4th in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6167th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566