Mashhad vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mashhad	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1576	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$186	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	87
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	3M	1.01M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8365th and 13th ($538 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs San Jose, United States

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	Mashhad	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.61	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.4	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.29%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1424	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.97	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.73	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.98	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$612	$23974

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Cities near Mashhad

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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146