Taipei vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$535
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
86
60
🏙️ Population
2.6M
8.69M

The cost of living in Taipei is 45% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4715th and 6443rd ($1158 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Taipei compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 311th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Tehran

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Taipei Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$1838

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564