Brasilia vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$386	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$240
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	96
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	2.82M	8.69M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 29% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6320th and 7204th ($882 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Brazil and Iran, respectively. Check Brazil vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5763rd and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Tehran

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	Brasilia	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$2007

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$628
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$622
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$638
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$607
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$635
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$604
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$598
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$637
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$640
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$641
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$704
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$588
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$598
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$530
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$503
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$582
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$643
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$515
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$497
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$472
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$430
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$457
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$426
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$494
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488