Mashhad vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$170
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
56
45
🏙️ Population
3M
115K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 21% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8726th and 8957th ($498 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iran vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6291st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.73
🥤 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
$193
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$633

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$496
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$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285