Kobe vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$460
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
1.52M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kobe is 40% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6486th ($1107 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 674th and 5221st 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
$5.64
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$1951

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KobeTehran

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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