Foshan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$156
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
9.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Foshan is 18% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7900th and 6811th ($575 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 11th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1721st and 5288th 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
$3.49
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$1883

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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