Mashhad vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$170
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1446
😷 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 45% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8726th and 6264th ($498 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6291st and 2963rd 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
$2.99
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$5587

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73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697