Mashhad vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$172
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
3M
1.85M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 49% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8757th and 6014th ($482 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 7th 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 Tainan. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6229th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Tainan

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Mashhad Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$5481

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$469
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$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686