Dongguan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$181
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
10.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 16% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7769th and 6811th ($589 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 11th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2370th and 5288th 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
$2.08
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$1883

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$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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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