Indianapolis vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
89
64
🏙️ Population
888K
8.69M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 277% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1079th and 7691st ($2405 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 237th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Tehran

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Indianapolis Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$2402

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466