Barcelona vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$266
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	96
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	1.66M	8.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 137% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2198th and 6443rd ($1887 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 238th and 5234th 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	$16.1	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$1838

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564