Mashhad vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$169
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
3M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 58% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8574th and 4495th ($508 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 42nd in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 6227th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$14676

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$509
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$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125