Dongguan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$265
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$252
😷 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 44% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7308th and 8757th ($694 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 61st 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 3241st and 6229th 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
$2.21
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$629

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$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638