Barcelona vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
1.73M
8.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 231% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7642nd ($2116 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 205th and 5345th 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
$17.8
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$2262

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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