Hanoi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$292
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$264
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
8.44M
8.69M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 18% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7236th and 6486th ($647 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4848th and 5221st 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
$1.94
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$1951

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510