Mashhad vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$214
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
3M
9.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 9% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8260th and 7809th ($532 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 6128th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$13369

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532