Mashhad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$990
🏠 One person rent
$172
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
3M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 29% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8663rd and 7068th ($503 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6167th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$922

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$496
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$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
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$684

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333