Birmingham vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
8.69M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 213% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7204th ($2137 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 6th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 48th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$2007

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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