Mashhad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$214
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
53
😀 Quality of life
53
53
🏙️ Population
3M
8.78M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 23% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8260th and 6882nd ($532 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6128th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$19406

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$509
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$520
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$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
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$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
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$812
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$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083