Tainan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$913
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$330
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
82
61
🏙️ Population
1.87M
8.69M

The cost of living in Tainan is 30% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5887th and 6811th ($913 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th 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 Tainan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 364th and 5288th 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
$5.55
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2852
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$734
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11040
$1883

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$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
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$890
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$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
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$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
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$741

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$655
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$653
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$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
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$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
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$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
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$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569