Kaohsiung vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$361
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
83
60
🏙️ Population
2.73M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 21% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5750th and 6486th ($956 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 417th and 5221st 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
$3.82
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$1951

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510