Foshan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$230
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
9.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Foshan is 4% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7844th and 7642nd ($611 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 9th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3253rd and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Tehran

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Foshan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$2262

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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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$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