Mashhad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$172
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
17
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
3M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 21% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8757th and 7879th ($482 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6229th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Shangqiu

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Mashhad Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$19212

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$469
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$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522