Dongguan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$259
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
71
56
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 34% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7469th and 8726th ($666 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 72nd in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3662nd and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Mashhad

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Dongguan Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$627

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639