Mashhad vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$169	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	46	63
😀 Quality of life	50	38
🏙️ Population	3M	1.27M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 45% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8574th and 5917th ($508 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6227th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Soweto

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	Mashhad	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$3805

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003