Guangzhou vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$354
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 22% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6835th and 7642nd ($782 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 9th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2285th and 5345th 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
$2.86
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Tehran

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