Austin vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2444
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5560
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1531
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4939
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
962K
8.69M

The cost of living in Austin is 282% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 985th and 7642nd ($2444 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 9th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 217th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Tehran

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Austin Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3122
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5020
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.32
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1382
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21398
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2115
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2027
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2171
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2187
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2237
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2125
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2229
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2221
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2200
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2059
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1991
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2175
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2174
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2153
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2063
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$2000
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2165
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1913
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2285
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2226
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2114
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2022
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2738
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2150
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2071
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2094
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2112
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2177
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2189
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2196
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2150
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2175
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2193
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2228
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2072
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2136
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2302

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488