Mashhad vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$214
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
74
😀 Quality of life
53
82
🏙️ Population
3M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 42% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8260th and 5887th ($532 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 7th in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6128th and 364th 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
$2.8
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$11040

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$509
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$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741