Boston vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
676K
8.69M

The cost of living in Boston is 335% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 32nd and 6443rd ($3467 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 8th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 89th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$1838

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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