Guangzhou vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$333
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 4% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6443rd ($763 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 8th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1036th and 5234th 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
$3.58
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564