Mashhad vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$172
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 40% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8757th and 6776th ($482 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6229th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Suzhou

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Mashhad Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$20341

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73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635