Boston vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
676K
8.69M

The cost of living in Boston is 469% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 30th and 7642nd ($3638 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 9th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 94th and 5345th 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
$21.5
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$2262

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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