Mashhad vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$170
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8726th and 6833rd ($498 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6291st and 3150th 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
$2.99
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$17664

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623