Guangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$354
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
74
56
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 57% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6835th and 8726th ($782 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 72nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2285th and 6291st 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
$2.86
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639