Mashhad vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$169	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	50	55
🏙️ Population	3M	2.96M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 40% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8574th and 6253rd ($508 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Iran and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6227th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Tashkent

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	Mashhad	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$9301

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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	$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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785