Kaohsiung vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$342
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
46
😀 Quality of life
83
50
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 73% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6046th and 8365th ($932 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 71st in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 389th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Mashhad

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Kaohsiung Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$612

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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

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