Mashhad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$186
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
78
😀 Quality of life
50
66
🏙️ Population
3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 3% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8365th and 8506th ($538 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 3930th 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
$3.03
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$19861

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$517
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$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619