Mashhad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$172
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
66
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
3M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8757th and 3851st ($482 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 5th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6229th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$8199

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73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469