Mashhad vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$186
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
46
62
😀 Quality of life
50
39
🏙️ Population
3M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 45% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8365th and 5883rd ($538 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th in Iran and South Africa, respectively. Check Iran vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 6193rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$4830

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$517
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$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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$1079
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$874
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$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
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$600
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$1003
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$1116
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$834
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$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045