Taichung vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$308
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1355
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
3.03M
8.69M

The cost of living in Taichung is 13% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6071st and 6486th ($894 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 521st and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Tehran

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Taichung Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.57
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3737
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.83
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18658
$1951

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TaichungTehran

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$796
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$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510