Mashhad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$186
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
50
86
🏙️ Population
3M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 54% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8365th and 4715th ($538 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iran vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6193rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$18424

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$1583
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$1616
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$458
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$1531
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$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
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$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
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$689
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$1554
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$450
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$607
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$452
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$670
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$564
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$548
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$1572
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$435
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$468
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$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
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$722
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$515
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$720
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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
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$828
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$864
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$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
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$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
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$1229
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$666
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$932
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$654
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$719
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$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
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$712
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$1231
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$673
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$731
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$719
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$642
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$708
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$716
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$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605