Mashhad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$214
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
3M
10.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 10% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8260th and 8597th ($532 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6128th and 4919th 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
$2.8
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733