Budapest vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$707
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$240
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.69M

The cost of living in Budapest is 101% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4312th and 7204th ($1377 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Hungary and Iran, respectively. Check Hungary vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 636th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tehran

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Budapest Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$2007

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

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