Mashhad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$186
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
50
61
🏙️ Population
3M
10.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 6% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8365th and 8633rd ($538 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 5079th 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
$3.03
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734