Mashhad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$169
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8574th and 4858th ($508 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6227th and 675th 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
$2.51
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$30174

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$509
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$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
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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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$984
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$665
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$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
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$746