Mashhad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$186
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
50
39
🏙️ Population
3M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 12% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8365th and 7649th ($538 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$10066

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$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610