Cape Town vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$603	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	96
😀 Quality of life	59	60
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.69M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 41% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4849th and 6443rd ($1120 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 5407th and 5234th 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	$7.8	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$1838

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564