Chennai vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$152
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
6.6M
8.69M

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8897th and 6486th ($430 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4021st and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Tehran

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Chennai Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$1951

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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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