Mashhad vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$172
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
56
64
🏙️ Population
3M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 24% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8757th and 7691st ($482 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 7th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Iran, and 6229th vs 5219th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Tehran

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Mashhad Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466