Mashhad vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mashhad	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$503	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1312	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$172	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$293	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$250	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	26
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	3M	687K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 65% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8663rd and 4103rd ($503 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 61st in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 6167th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Zaragoza

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	Mashhad	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.07	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$348	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.48	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.55%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1174	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.33	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.38	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.1	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$623	$8269

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$506
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$512
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1774
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1833
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$489
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1654
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1796
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$509
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$588
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$564
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$658
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$432
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$542
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$433
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$643
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$558
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$512
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$530
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$439
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$477
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$545
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$598
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$604
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$588
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$607
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$628
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$622
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$684

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581