Mashhad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$186
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
3M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8365th and 3679th ($538 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 7th in Iran and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Iran vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6193rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$5054

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$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
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$515
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$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
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$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
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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
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$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
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$1802
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$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
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$548
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$489
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$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507