Dongguan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$250
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$216
😷 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 29% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7169th and 8574th ($656 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 84th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 2941st and 6227th 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
$2.41
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$618

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$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
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$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
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788