Cost of living comparison
Iran is 14.6% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 46.9% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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