Birmingham vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
93
61
🏙️ Population
1.14M
8.69M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 186% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1780th and 6811th ($2004 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 11th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 58th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tehran

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Birmingham Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569