Mashhad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$172
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8663rd and 4879th ($503 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6167th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Shanghai

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Mashhad Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$27624

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$496
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$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753