Mashhad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$214
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 48% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8260th and 5135th ($532 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 282nd in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 6128th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$6030

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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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011