Mashhad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$214
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
78
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 5% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8260th and 8471st ($532 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6128th and 3944th 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
$2.8
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$4818

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617