Dongguan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$257
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
69
50
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 26% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7055th and 8365th ($678 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 71st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 3115th and 6193rd 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
$2.12
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$612

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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