Mashhad vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$186
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
46
72
😀 Quality of life
50
62
🏙️ Population
3M
3.01M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 4% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8365th and 8199th ($538 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 20th in Iran and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iran vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6193rd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$5075

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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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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515