Hangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$438
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$252
😷 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 86% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6257th and 8757th ($899 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 3005th and 6229th 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
$4.08
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$629

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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