Mashhad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$214
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
3M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 28% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8260th and 6604th ($532 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 53rd 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 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6128th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$14498

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$558
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
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$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543