Mashhad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$170
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
58
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
3M
10.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 1% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8726th and 8757th ($498 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6291st and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Shijiazhuang

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Mashhad Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716