Taichung vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$380
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
85
96
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
3.03M
8.69M

The cost of living in Taichung is 47% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5518th and 7204th ($1006 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 541st and 5113th 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
$4.87
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$2007

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$914
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$894
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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
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$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
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$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488