Hanoi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$290
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
63
60
🏙️ Population
8.44M
8.69M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 19% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7305th and 6443rd ($648 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4684th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Tehran

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Hanoi Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$2.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

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