Kyoto vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$437
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
78
64
🏙️ Population
1.46M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 76% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4965th and 7642nd ($1128 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 9th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 946th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Tehran

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Kyoto Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$2262

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

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