Mashhad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1312
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$172
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
85
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 50% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8663rd and 5518th ($503 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 66th and 4th in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6167th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$348
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.48
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.55%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1174
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.33
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$623
$19915

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$496
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$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
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$622
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$684

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$914
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$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
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$650