Mashhad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$172
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
21
😀 Quality of life
56
46
🏙️ Population
3M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 20% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8757th and 7943rd ($482 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6229th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Shaoyang

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Mashhad Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$13867

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$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619