Mashhad vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$214
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
50
😀 Quality of life
53
52
🏙️ Population
3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 12% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8260th and 7596th ($532 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 38th 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 4th vs 5th best cities to live in Iran, and 6128th vs 6176th 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
$2.8
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$2132

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$509
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$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698