Mashhad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$172
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
77
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 0.2% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8663rd and 8651st ($503 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6167th and 4484th 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
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$19556

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$496
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$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563