Mashhad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mashhad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$169
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
50
81
🏙️ Population
3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 43% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8574th and 6071st ($508 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6227th and 521st 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
$2.51
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$18658

Cost of living in other countries

MashhadTaichung

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
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671