Dongguan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$259
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 4% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7469th and 7642nd ($666 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 9th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3662nd and 5345th 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
$2.36
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$2262

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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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