Dongguan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$263
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
72
57
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 32% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7341st and 8663rd ($662 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 66th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 3389th and 6167th 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
$2.78
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684