Detroit vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
639K
8.69M

The cost of living in Detroit is 183% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6811th ($1979 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 11th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 172nd and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Tehran

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Detroit Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$1883

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Tehran

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