Mashhad vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$214
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
69
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
3M
1.38M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 44% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8260th and 5668th ($532 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in Iran and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Iran vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6128th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$7940

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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
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$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619