Kobe vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$474
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
1.52M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kobe is 62% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4945th and 7204th ($1106 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 6th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 708th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Tehran

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Kobe Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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