Mashhad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$933
🏠 One person rent
$172
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$267
😷 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 27% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8757th and 7534th ($482 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st 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 17th in India, while ranked 6229th and 5942nd 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
$3.01
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$877

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$469
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$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298