Jerusalem vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5689
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$674
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
87
66
🏙️ Population
936K
8.69M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 258% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 950th and 7204th ($2447 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 351st and 5113th 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
$24.3
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.4
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.82
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.56
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1189
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2738
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2087
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14293
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9538
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.5
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23696
$2007

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$987
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1072
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$837
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1998
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1021
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1732
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2347
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1947
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2142
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2064
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$915
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2303
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1937
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$807
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2040
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2937
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2290
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2153
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$548
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2108
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1855
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1879
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1850

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488