Jerusalem vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	96
😀 Quality of life	85	60
🏙️ Population	936K	8.69M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 168% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1551st and 6486th ($2114 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Israel and Iran, respectively. Check Israel vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 374th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Tehran

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	Jerusalem	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$1951

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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