Mashhad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mashhad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$532	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$493	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$183	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$203	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	3M	4.84M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8260th and 318th ($532 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6128th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Sydney

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	Mashhad	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.03	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$271	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$428	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.91	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.08%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.46	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.25	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.24	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.69	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.7	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.02	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$555	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816