Mashhad vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$214
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
46
62
😀 Quality of life
53
44
🏙️ Population
3M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 39% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8260th and 6110th ($532 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 4th 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 4th best city to live in Iran vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6128th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$2867

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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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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
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$554
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$978
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$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
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$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952