Mashhad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$186
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1084
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8365th and 6227th ($538 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 6th 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 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6193rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$13630

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$512
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$511
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$515
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$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$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
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
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$515
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$720
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$797

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$864
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$1060
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$1158
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$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$683
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$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
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$654
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$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
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$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
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$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
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$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691