Mashhad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$172
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8757th and 5618th ($482 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6229th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Shenzhen

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Mashhad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$21140

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$469
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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648