Mashhad vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$170
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
45
14
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
3M
9.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 17% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8726th and 7960th ($498 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6291st and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Zhoukou

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Mashhad Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$16685

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514