Hangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$375
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
72
57
🏙️ Population
11.9M
3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 64% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6563rd and 8663rd ($826 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 66th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 2980th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hangzhou Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$623

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

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