Mashhad vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$214
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
53
61
🏙️ Population
3M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 24% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8260th and 6811th ($532 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 11th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Iran, and 6128th vs 5288th 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
$2.8
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569