Dongguan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$181
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
71
53
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7769th and 8260th ($589 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 75th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2370th and 6128th 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
$2.08
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$555

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700