Brussels vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
196K
8.69M

The cost of living in Brussels is 223% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7642nd ($2065 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 99th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tehran

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Brussels Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$2262

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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