Mashhad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mashhad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$214
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
3M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 34% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8260th and 6358th ($532 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th 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 0.5 months in Surat. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6128th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Mashhad vs Surat infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Mashhad vs Surat

Prices for goods and services in Mashhad and Surat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Mashhad Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$1785

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361