Mashhad vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mashhad	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$538	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1575	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$186	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$460	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.1	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	50	64
🏙️ Population	3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 47% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8371st and 5629th ($538 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Brazil, respectively. Check Iran vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6192nd and 4554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Sao Paulo

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	Mashhad	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.71	$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.95%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$2387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$1689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.33	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.47	$8.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.99	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.73	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.01	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95	$58.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$13007

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$518
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$513
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$509
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$513
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1583
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1620
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$457
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1533
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1578
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$514
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$552
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$497
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$601
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$686
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$451
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$604
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$453
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$669
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$565
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$550
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1564
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$433
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$469
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$547
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$469
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$485
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$393
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$580
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$676
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$467
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$692
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$675
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$695
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$724
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$516
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$718
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$798

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$715
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$663
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$672
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$571
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$665
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$643
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$629
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$734
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$641
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$646
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$643
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$628
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$622
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$608
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$642
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$637
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$659
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$699
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$745
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$594
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$631
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$651
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$745
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$651
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$628