Mashhad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$169
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
60
😀 Quality of life
50
53
🏙️ Population
3M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 28% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8574th and 6849th ($508 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6227th and 6084th 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
$2.51
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$12465

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$550
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$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
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$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
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$710
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$590
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$716
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$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
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$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522