Mashhad vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mashhad	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$503	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1312	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$172	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$293	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$250	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	80
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	3M	737K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 84% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8663rd and 125th ($503 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6167th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Seattle

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	Mashhad	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$348	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.48	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.9	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.55%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1174	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.33	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.38	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$623	$29883

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$506
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$512
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1774
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1833
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$489
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1654
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1796
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$509
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$588
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$564
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$658
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$432
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$542
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$433
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$643
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$558
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$512
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$530
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$439
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$477
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$545
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$598
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$604
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$588
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$607
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$628
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$622
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$684

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114