Hefei vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$277
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
65
50
🏙️ Population
9.37M
3M

The cost of living in Hefei is 35% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6780th and 8365th ($727 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 Hefei compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4171st and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Mashhad

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Hefei Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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