Mashhad vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$186
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
50
37
🏙️ Population
3M
9.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 10% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8365th and 7790th ($538 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$15431

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$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528