Dongguan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$250
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$264
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7169th and 6486th ($656 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 4th 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 16th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2941st and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1951

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$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
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$823
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$818
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$877
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$755
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$569
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$803
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$758
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$443
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$655
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$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
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$724
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$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
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$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
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$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$609
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$590
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$714
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$710
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$700
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$697
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$698
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$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
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$680
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$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
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$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
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$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
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$599
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$574
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$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
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$458
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$554
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$658
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$580
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$562
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$552
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$455
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$534
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$443
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$469
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$466
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$685
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$505
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$507
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$513
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$598
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$510