Istanbul vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$587
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
77
50
🏙️ Population
15.5M
3M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 109% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4816th and 8365th ($1125 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 790th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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