Mashhad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mashhad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$186
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
50
80
🏙️ Population
3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 42% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8365th and 6052nd ($538 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6193rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Mashhad vs Taichung infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Mashhad vs Taichung

Prices for goods and services in Mashhad and Taichung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Mashhad Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$13638

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716