Hangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$405
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
45
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
11.9M
3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 73% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6527th and 8726th ($860 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3360th and 6291st 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
$4
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$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
$522
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$627

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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