Edinburgh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
488K
8.69M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 260% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1307th and 7691st ($2295 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 7th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 83rd and 5219th 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
$22.3
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$2402

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466