Hong Kong vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
7.41M
8.69M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 273% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 503rd and 6811th ($2614 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 168th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Tehran

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Hong Kong Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$1883

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

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