Brussels vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
196K
8.69M

The cost of living in Brussels is 130% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2354th and 6486th ($1816 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 190th and 5221st 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
$18.9
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$1951

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510