Mashhad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$170
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 3% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8726th and 8643rd ($498 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6291st and 4641st 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
$2.99
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556