Taichung vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$346
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
3.03M
8.69M

The cost of living in Taichung is 17% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6052nd and 6443rd ($931 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th 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 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 496th and 5234th 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
$3.77
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$1838

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$841
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$818
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$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
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$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
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$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564