Mashhad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$172
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
49
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
3M
8.78M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 26% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8757th and 7630th ($482 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6229th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Quanzhou

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Mashhad Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$9745

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$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954