Kaohsiung vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$339
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
50
😀 Quality of life
84
52
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.57M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 54% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5786th and 7596th ($932 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 320th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shiraz

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Kaohsiung Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$2132

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698