Foshan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$234
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
45
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
9.5M
3M

The cost of living in Foshan is 30% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7755th and 8757th ($627 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 61st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2991st and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Mashhad

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Foshan Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$629

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$785
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$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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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