Mashhad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$214
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
53
43
🏙️ Population
3M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 8% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8260th and 7871st ($532 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 396th 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 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6128th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$11076

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$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586