Chongqing vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$226
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
46
😀 Quality of life
72
50
🏙️ Population
32.1M
3M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 23% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7185th and 8365th ($662 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 71st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1966th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Mashhad

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Chongqing Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$612

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$575
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$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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