Hangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$391
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
11.9M
3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 56% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6270th and 8260th ($831 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 75th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2093rd and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Mashhad

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Hangzhou Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$555

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Mashhad

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