Mashhad vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$172
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
49
😀 Quality of life
57
56
🏙️ Population
3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 9% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8663rd and 8247th ($503 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 41st 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 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Iran, and 6167th vs 6229th 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
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$2133

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$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719