Dongguan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$257
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
69
60
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 15% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7055th and 6443rd ($678 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 8th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3115th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tehran

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Dongguan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$1838

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564