Mashhad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$186
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
3M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 44% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8365th and 5948th ($538 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6193rd and 556th 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
$3.03
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$24117

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$517
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$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618