Mashhad vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$214
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
3M
12.7M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 48% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8260th and 5170th ($532 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6128th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$22097

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$509
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645