Boston vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
676K
8.69M

The cost of living in Boston is 350% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 24th and 6486th ($3547 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 103rd and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Tehran

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Boston Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$1951

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510