Indianapolis vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	96
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	888K	8.69M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 174% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1397th and 6443rd ($2187 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 8th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 159th and 5234th 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	$25.2	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$1838

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

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