Mashhad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$169
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$2174
😷 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 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8574th and 3460th ($508 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th 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 6227th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$7169

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$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536