Boston vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
676K
8.69M

The cost of living in Boston is 477% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 27th and 7691st ($3680 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 7th 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 105th and 5219th 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
$24.8
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$2402

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466