Mashhad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$172
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 58% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8757th and 4880th ($482 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6229th and 1178th 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
$3.01
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$27610

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789