Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iran vs. Mashhad Cost of Living Summary
Iran is 27.0% more expensive than Mashhad.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.2% more in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 29.3% more in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 22.5% more in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 25.0% more in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 63.9% more in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.8% more in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% less in Iran
The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Iran are more expensive than in Mashhad.
Iran vs. Mashhad Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iran instead of Mashhad, you would:
pay 47.2% more for restaurants
|
Mashhad
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
IRR126,362
|
$3.73
IRR157,305
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,604
|
$3.78
IRR159,036
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
IRR18,393
|
$0.78
IRR33,046
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IRR19,407
|
$0.96
IRR40,612
|
|
Mashhad vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Mashhad
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.26
IRR10,951
|
$0.48
IRR20,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.10
IRR46,333
|
$2.20
IRR92,582
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.09
IRR88,226
|
$2.58
IRR108,618
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.01
IRR42,542
|
$1.14
IRR47,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.11
IRR46,924
|
$1.32
IRR55,494
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
IRR16,240
|
$0.41
IRR17,124
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IRR23,882
|
$0.67
IRR28,070
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
IRR14,648
|
$0.43
IRR18,279
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,827
|
$0.28
IRR11,776
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
IRR8,871
|
$0.26
IRR10,803
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
IRR9,171
|
$0.23
IRR9,552
|
|
Mashhad vs. Iran - Cost of groceries
pay 22.5% more for transportation
|
Mashhad
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
IRR127,556
|
$2.59
IRR108,978
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.35
IRR183,134
|
$9.98
IRR420,438
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$60,000.00
IRR2,527,250,000
|
$66,617.96
IRR2,806,003,901
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.35
IRR183,226
|
$2.79
IRR117,508
|
|
Mashhad vs. Iran - Cost of transportation
pay 25.0% more for housing
|
Mashhad
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.70
IRR661,466
|
$11.37
IRR478,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$211.67
IRR8,915,576
|
$329.21
IRR13,866,424
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$141.67
IRR5,967,118
|
$233.51
IRR9,835,445
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.52
IRR443,118
|
$11.30
IRR475,962
|
|
Mashhad vs. Iran - Cost of housing
pay 63.9% more for childcare
|
Mashhad
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.83
IRR1,930,538
|
$77.32
IRR3,256,893
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$624.00
IRR26,283,400
|
$991.86
IRR41,777,831
|
|
Mashhad vs. Iran - Cost of childcare
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mashhad
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.50
IRR21,060
|
$0.80
IRR33,824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
IRR44,528
|
$1.11
IRR46,726
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
IRR113,726
|
$1.97
IRR83,173
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.00
IRR842,417
|
$18.85
IRR793,821
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
IRR84,242
|
$1.53
IRR64,241
|
|
Mashhad vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Mashhad
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.00
IRR884,538
|
$29.89
IRR1,258,997
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.75
IRR1,674,303
|
$28.92
IRR1,218,173
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.00
IRR3,959,358
|
$102.93
IRR4,335,406
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.67
IRR3,650,472
|
$61.87
IRR2,605,838
|
|
Mashhad vs. Iran - Cost of clothing
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