Changsha vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$222
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
68
50
🏙️ Population
10M
3M

The cost of living in Changsha is 8% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7989th and 8365th ($582 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 71st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 3254th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$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