Mashhad vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$186
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
3M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 48% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8365th and 5386th ($538 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 6193rd and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075