Mashhad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$170
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8726th and 4971st ($498 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd 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 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6291st and 1655th 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
$2.99
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$27781

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$496
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$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765