Tainan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$938
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$272
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.1
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$209
😷 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 47% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6014th and 7691st ($938 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th 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 Tainan compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2806th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Tehran

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Tainan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.44%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3086
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3103
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5481
$2402

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$971
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$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466