Mashhad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$186
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
3M
13M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 50% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8365th and 5091st ($538 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6193rd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Moscow

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Mashhad Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$11652

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$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

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$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541