Chennai vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$161
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
10.3M
8.69M

The cost of living in Chennai is 38% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6811th ($434 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 11th in India and Iran, respectively. Check India vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3676th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$1883

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$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569