Kaohsiung vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$353
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
2.71M
3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 101% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5770th and 8757th ($971 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 61st in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 281st and 6229th 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
$4.32
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638