Mashhad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$186
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
50
92
🏙️ Population
3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 52% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8365th and 4890th ($538 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 142nd 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6193rd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$6369

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73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057