Hangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$389
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
71
50
🏙️ Population
11.9M
3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 57% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6287th and 8365th ($843 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 71st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 2189th and 6193rd 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
$3.79
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797