Changsha vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$214
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
45
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
10M
3M

The cost of living in Changsha is 24% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7792nd and 8726th ($617 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 72nd in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3307th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Mashhad

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Changsha Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639