Mashhad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$169
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
50
80
🏙️ Population
3M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 45% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8574th and 5950th ($508 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6227th and 545th 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
$2.51
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$22267

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$509
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$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609