Mashhad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$214
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
3M
2.29M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 38% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8260th and 6163rd ($532 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6128th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$13937

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$520
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$558
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$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
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$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
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$653
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$700

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$917
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$860
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$1011
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$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716