Kaohsiung vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$342
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
96
😀 Quality of life
83
60
🏙️ Population
2.73M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 17% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6046th and 6443rd ($932 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 389th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tehran

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Kaohsiung Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564