Lima vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$453
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
71
66
🏙️ Population
9.94M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lima is 52% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5274th and 7204th ($1040 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3631st and 5113th 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
$4.56
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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