Mashhad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$170
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$759
😷 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 21% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8726th and 7679th ($498 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 6291st and 3611th 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
$2.99
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943