Lima vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$466
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
9.94M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lima is 62% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5300th and 7691st ($1034 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Peru and Iran, respectively. Check Peru vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3484th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Tehran

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Lima Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.53
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466