Mashhad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$214
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
53
83
🏙️ Population
3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 46% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8260th and 5356th ($532 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 3rd in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6128th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Taichung

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Mashhad Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$13893

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$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
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$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
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$530
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$653
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$700

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$890
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$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
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$738
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$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721