Guangzhou vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$322
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 11% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6838th and 7204th ($758 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 6th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2100th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tehran

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Guangzhou Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488