Mashhad vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$169
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
50
60
🏙️ Population
3M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 36% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8574th and 6486th ($508 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 4th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Ranked 3rd vs 1st best cities to live in Iran, and 6227th vs 5221st 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
$2.51
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$1951

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MashhadTehran

Cost of living

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510