Guangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$342
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6854th and 8757th ($785 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 61st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1149th and 6229th 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
$2.93
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Mashhad

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