Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.1 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 80.4% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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