Chongqing vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$224
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
46
😀 Quality of life
72
50
🏙️ Population
32.1M
3M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 25% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7340th and 8574th ($634 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 84th 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 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 1675th and 6227th 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
$3.91
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$618

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$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
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$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
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$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
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$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
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$554
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$549
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$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
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$509
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$521
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$515
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$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
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$458
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$557
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$408
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$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
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$651
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$681
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$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
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$710
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$788