Hanoi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$282
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
8.25M
8.69M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 10% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7372nd and 6811th ($631 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4592nd and 5288th 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
$2.04
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

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