Houston vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$264
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	2.3M	8.69M

The cost of living in Houston is 187% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1229th and 6486th ($2265 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 4th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 97th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Tehran

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	Houston	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1951

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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