Isfahan vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$208
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
80
😀 Quality of life
57
88
🏙️ Population
1.96M
2.71M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 50% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8733rd and 5770th ($488 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6153rd and 281st 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
$3.01
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$454
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$451
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617