Kaohsiung vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$339
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
46
😀 Quality of life
84
53
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 75% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5786th and 8260th ($932 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 75th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 320th and 6128th 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
$3.13
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$555

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700