Mashhad vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$214
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$7332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
46
97
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
3M
874K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 86% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8260th and 12th ($532 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 10th 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 months in San Francisco. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6128th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$8.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$31490

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$509
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$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733