Mashhad vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$169	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	37
😀 Quality of life	50	73
🏙️ Population	3M	6.44K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 68% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8574th and 3109th ($508 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 3rd in Iran and Malta, respectively. Check Iran vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 6227th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Valletta

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	Mashhad	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348