Isfahan vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$271
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
47
83
🏙️ Population
1.96M
2.73M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 37% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7921st and 6046th ($588 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 4th in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6374th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Kaohsiung

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Isfahan Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.42
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.38%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$621
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.11
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$559
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$545
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$527
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$575
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$490
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$489
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$472
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$462
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$518
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$507
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$577
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$559
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$542
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$673
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$513
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$588
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$693
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$583
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$689
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$588
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$690
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$470
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$559
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$716
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$546
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$706
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$720
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$537
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$708
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$797
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$701
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$675
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$696
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$706
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$558
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643