Auckland vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$240
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	96
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.69M

The cost of living in Auckland is 187% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2124th and 7204th ($1961 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in New Zealand and Iran, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 170th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Tehran

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	Auckland	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$2007

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$628
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$622
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$638
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$607
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$635
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$604
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$598
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$637
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$640
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$641
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$704
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$588
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$598
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$530
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$503
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$582
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$643
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$515
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$497
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$472
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$430
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$457
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$426
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$494
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488