Mashhad vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$186
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
50
55
🏙️ Population
3M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 41% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8365th and 6109th ($538 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Iran and Mongolia, respectively. Check Iran vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6193rd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Ulaanbaatar

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Mashhad Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$7750

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$517
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$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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$575
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$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594