Mashhad vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mashhad	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$503	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1312	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$172	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$293	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$250	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	89
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	3M	5.87M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 84% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8663rd and 109th ($503 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 1st in Iran and Singapore, respectively. Check Iran vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6167th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Singapore City

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	Mashhad	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$348	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.48	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.9	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.55%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1174	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.33	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.38	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.1	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$623	$29519

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653