Mashhad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$974
🏠 One person rent
$170
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
3M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 28% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8726th and 7286th ($498 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and India, respectively. Check Iran vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6291st and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Surat

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Mashhad Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$929

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$496
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$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319