Changsha vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$202
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
72
57
🏙️ Population
10M
3M

The cost of living in Changsha is 18% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8663rd ($592 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 66th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 3381st and 6167th 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
$2.78
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684