Mashhad vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$170
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 12% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8726th and 8262nd ($498 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 38th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ranked 4th vs 5th best cities to live in Iran, and 6291st vs 6346th 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
$2.99
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698