Isfahan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$211	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	84
😀 Quality of life	48	81
🏙️ Population	1.96M	3.03M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 41% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8454th and 6071st ($523 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6375th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Taichung

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	Isfahan	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$18658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671