Mashhad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$170
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
3M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 26% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8726th and 7431st ($498 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 80th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6291st and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Ningbo

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Mashhad Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$15051

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73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525