Iran vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$255
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.9
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$4771
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
3.96
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
71
🌐 English speaking %
12%
15%
🎓 Higher education
79
98
😀 Quality of life
41
89
🏙️ Population
91.6M
124M

The average cost of living in Iran ($584) is 48% less expensive than in Japan ($1130). Iran ranked 167th vs 76th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Iran compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 126th and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs Japan

We calculate prices for Iran and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Iran Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.13
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.67%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1178
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.95
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.82
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1223
$12869

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$684
8.69M
Mashhad
$503
3M
Isfahan
$501
1.96M
Karaj
$704
1.59M
Shiraz
$553
1.57M
Tabriz
$511
1.56M
Ahvaz
$571
1.18M
Kermanshah
$946
947K
Qom
$448
1.2M
Arak
$538
521K
Qazvin
$582
403K
Zanjan
$426
431K
Rasht
$472
680K
Yazd
$545
530K
Urmia
$504
736K
Ardabil
$809
529K
Hamadan
$430
554K
Sari
$643
310K
Eslamshahr
$623
448K
Khorramabad
$540
373K
Kerman
$761
538K
Sanandaj
$434
413K
Zahedan
$808
588K
Bandar Abbas
$632
527K
Dezful
$566
265K
Abadan
$549
231K
Shahriar
$635
310K
Kashan
$515
304K
Gorgan
$658
351K
Qods
$638
310K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K