Mashhad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$170
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 51% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8726th and 5585th ($498 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 415th in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6291st and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Sendai

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Mashhad Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$5002

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022