Mashhad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$172
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
3M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 27% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8757th and 7558th ($482 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6229th and 2343rd 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
$3.01
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.29
🥤 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
$192
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$15801

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538