Mashhad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$186
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
50
38
🏙️ Population
3M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 31% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8365th and 6542nd ($538 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$18304

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$517
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$515
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$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$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
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
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$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542