Mashhad vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$214
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
35
😀 Quality of life
53
23
🏙️ Population
3M
2.96M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 2% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8260th and 8335th ($532 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in Iran and Yemen, respectively. Check Iran vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6128th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$2959

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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
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$700

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Distance City Cost of living
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$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
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$1361
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$923
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$959
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$1642
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$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840