Mashhad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$186
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8365th and 4780th ($538 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 571st 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
$3.03
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$31401

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$517
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$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
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$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
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$797

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$1028
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$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774