Guangzhou vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$342
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6854th and 7691st ($785 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 7th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1149th and 5219th 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
$2.93
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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