Mashhad vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$186
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$7795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
46
97
😀 Quality of life
50
97
🏙️ Population
3M
874K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 86% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8365th and 9th ($538 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 7th in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$31050

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$517
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$515
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$512
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$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
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$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
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$797

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$3180
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$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
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$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
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$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
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$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
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$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
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$2726
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$3228
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$3010
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