Mashhad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$170
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$776
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8726th and 7929th ($498 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6291st and 7123rd 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
$2.99
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.84
🥤 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
$193
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$11939

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73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615