Chicago vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.69M

The cost of living in Chicago is 341% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 375th and 7642nd ($2822 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 9th 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 Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 22nd and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Tehran

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Chicago Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$2262

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Tehran

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