Guangzhou vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$333
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 6% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6607th and 6811th ($742 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 11th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 955th and 5288th 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
$4.17
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$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