Mashhad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$170
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
3M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 60% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8726th and 4661st ($498 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6291st and 266th 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
$2.99
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$18442

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$496
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602