Kaohsiung vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$382
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
87
56
🏙️ Population
2.72M
3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 101% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5666th and 8726th ($999 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 364th and 6291st 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
$3.78
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639