Mashhad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$172
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
3M
2.43M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 61% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8757th and 4646th ($482 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6229th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Taipei

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Mashhad Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$16947

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612