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

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Mashhad San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$172
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$6139
😷 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 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8757th and 8th ($482 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6229th and 126th 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
$3.01
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273