Mashhad vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$186
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$222
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8365th and 8203rd ($538 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 55th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Iran, and 6193rd vs 6304th 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
$3.03
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$2159

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$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705