Mashhad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$214
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8260th and 4461st ($532 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6128th and 558th 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
$2.8
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$28143

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$509
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$520
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$487
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$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
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$700

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$1074
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$731
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$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740