Guangzhou vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$333
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 42% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8365th ($763 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 71st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1036th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Mashhad

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Guangzhou Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$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