Mashhad vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$169	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	15
😀 Quality of life	50	47
🏙️ Population	3M	886K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 53% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8574th and 4967th ($508 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 4th in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6227th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Tabuk

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	Mashhad	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$8574

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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	$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
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028