Mashhad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$170
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
3M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 48% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8726th and 5984th ($498 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 5th in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6291st and 409th 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
$2.99
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$17495

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$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665