Johannesburg vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$522
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
4.8M
8.69M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 83% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4839th and 7642nd ($1171 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5190th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tehran

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Johannesburg Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488