Mashhad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$169
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
50
48
🏙️ Population
3M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 34% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8574th and 6559th ($508 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Iran and India, respectively. Check Iran vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6227th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$1261

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$509
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$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
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$788

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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
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$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
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$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340