Mashhad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$172
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
56
70
🏙️ Population
3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 8% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8757th and 8548th ($482 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 485th 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 Zhengzhou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6229th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Zhengzhou

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Mashhad Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$21955

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567