Cape Town vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$681	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$240
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.69M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 80% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4637th and 7204th ($1231 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6312th and 5113th 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	$11.5	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$2007

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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