Cape Town vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1924
🏠 One person rent	$484	$303
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$681
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	96
😀 Quality of life	60	61
🏙️ Population	434K	8.69M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 26% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6078th and 6811th ($881 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5406th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Tehran

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	Cape Town	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$1883

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$655
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$653
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$655
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$636
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$653
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$633
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$619
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$647
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$651
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$654
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$693
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$616
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$519
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$546
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$454
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$595
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$434
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$640
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$561
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$456
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$530
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$436
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$451
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$661
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$502
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$576
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569