Mashhad vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$172
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
57
66
🏙️ Population
3M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 26% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8663rd and 7204th ($503 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 6th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ranked 3rd vs 1st best cities to live in Iran, and 6167th vs 5113th 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
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488