Barcelona vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 205% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1764th and 7204th ($2087 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 229th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tehran

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Barcelona Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$2007

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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