Mashhad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$508
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1452
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$169
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
3M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 42% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8574th and 6171st ($508 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6227th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.51
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.75
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.07%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.48
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$618
$18619

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$1584
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$1503
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$1541
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$512
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$574
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$495
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$598
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$685
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$1523
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$414
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$580
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$431
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$658
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$554
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$552
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$1535
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$484
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$458
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$557
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$408
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$476
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$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
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$665
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$464
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$680
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$651
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$681
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$714
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$507
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$710
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$728
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$731
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$967
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$894
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$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
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$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
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$688
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$681
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$726
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$664
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$630
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$671
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$603
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$1154
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$682
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$649
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$661
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$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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