Mashhad vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$169
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
50
😀 Quality of life
50
48
🏙️ Population
3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 14% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8574th and 7787th ($508 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 34th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Iran, and 6227th vs 6352nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Shiraz

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Mashhad Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$1.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$2161

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$509
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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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723