Tainan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$241
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1362
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
1.87M
8.69M

The cost of living in Tainan is 3% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6380th and 6486th ($814 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Tainan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 498th and 5221st 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
$5.44
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.82
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$1951

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$1073
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$627
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$1181
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$644
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$688
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$967
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$625
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$664
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$669
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$581
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$451
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$443
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$649
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$569
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$648
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$1155
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$655
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$603
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$630
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$936
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$681
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$1154
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$714
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$710
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$700
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$697
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$698
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$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
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$680
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$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
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$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
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$688
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$651
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$686
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$645
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$557
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$599
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$574
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$488
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$618
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$458
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$554
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$658
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$580
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$562
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$552
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$455
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$534
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$443
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$469
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$466
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$685
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$505
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$513
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$598
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$510