Mashhad vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$172
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
46
16
😀 Quality of life
57
43
🏙️ Population
3M
9.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 14% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8663rd and 7972nd ($503 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 235th 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 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 6167th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$14551

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$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499