Mashhad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$169
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
72
😀 Quality of life
50
90
🏙️ Population
3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 52% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8574th and 5132nd ($508 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6227th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$5986

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$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
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$788

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$986
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$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034