Mashhad vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$169	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	75
😀 Quality of life	50	83
🏙️ Population	3M	826K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 67% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 8574th and 3333rd ($508 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 17th in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 6227th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Valencia, Spain

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	Mashhad	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$9798

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Cities near Mashhad

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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434