Tainan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Tainan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2373
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$264
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1446
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
1.85M
8.69M

The cost of living in Tainan is 42% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6264th and 7642nd ($910 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tainan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2963rd and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Tainan vs Tehran

Prices for goods and services in Tainan and Tehran are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Tainan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5587
$2262

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488