Mashhad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mashhad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$290	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$250	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	3M	5.45M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8726th and 348th ($498 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6291st and 2nd 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	$2.99	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.43	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.68%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.98	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.5	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$627	$21946

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$501
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$510
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1763
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1806
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$487
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1640
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1769
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$532
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$589
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$563
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$659
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$457
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$535
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$436
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$635
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$561
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$513
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$531
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$467
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$468
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$565
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$583
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$571
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$586
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$592
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$591
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$639

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864