Changsha vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$211
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$252
😷 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 29% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7795th and 8757th ($622 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 61st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2894th and 6229th 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
$2.93
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638