Mashhad vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$170
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
3M
276K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 48% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8726th and 5994th ($498 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Iran vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6291st and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Sarajevo

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Mashhad Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$3948

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923