Hong Kong vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
7.41M
8.69M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 245% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 379th and 6443rd ($2753 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 205th and 5234th 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
$8.31
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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