Mashhad vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$170
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
3M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 54% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8726th and 5151st ($498 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 152nd in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 6291st and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Saitama

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Mashhad Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102