Johannesburg vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$403
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
61
61
🏙️ Population
4.43M
8.69M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 30% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5921st and 6811th ($908 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 5184th and 5288th 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
$7.41
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569