Edinburgh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
93
61
🏙️ Population
488K
8.69M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 192% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6811th ($2043 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 11th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 64th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Tehran

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Edinburgh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$1883

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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