Cape Town vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$773
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
55
64
🏙️ Population
3.78M
8.69M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 114% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7642nd ($1366 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6382nd and 5345th 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
$12.5
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488