Mashhad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$214
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
53
56
🏙️ Population
3M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 21% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8260th and 6976th ($532 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 122nd in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6128th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$9922

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$509
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$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524