Kaohsiung vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$370
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
85
57
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 99% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5567th and 8663rd ($1002 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 66th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 461st and 6167th 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
$3.91
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684