Lima vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$489
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
70
64
🏙️ Population
9.94M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lima is 68% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5141st and 7642nd ($1075 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 4052nd and 5345th 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
$4.88
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

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