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

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Mashhad San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$170
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$5742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
3M
1.01M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8726th and 8th ($498 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 5th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6291st and 148th 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
$2.99
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$23160

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212