Isfahan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1279
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$206
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
1.96M
3.03M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 50% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8682nd and 5518th ($501 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 4th in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6324th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$0.75
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.15
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.52
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.93%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$610
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650