Cape Town vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$582	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$264
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	58	60
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.69M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 36% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5016th and 6486th ($1071 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5491st and 5221st 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	$8.4	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$1951

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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