Mashhad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$172
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
57
45
🏙️ Population
3M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 17% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8663rd and 7790th ($503 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6167th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$10279

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$496
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$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
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$684

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599