Hefei vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$216
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
69
57
🏙️ Population
9.37M
3M

The cost of living in Hefei is 28% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7469th and 8663rd ($643 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 66th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4318th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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