Guangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$322
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6838th and 8663rd ($758 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 2100th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Mashhad

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Guangzhou Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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