Mashhad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$169
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
54
😀 Quality of life
50
66
🏙️ Population
3M
8.78M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 21% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8574th and 7256th ($508 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6227th and 4015th 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
$2.51
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.84
🥤 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
$194
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$20567

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$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$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
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
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$788

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$627
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$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
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$625
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$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
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$761
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$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
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$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936