Charlotte vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
875K
8.69M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 221% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 761st and 6486th ($2528 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 4th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 252nd and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Tehran

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Charlotte Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$1951

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

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