Lima vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$426
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
64
61
🏙️ Population
9.94M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lima is 33% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5780th and 6811th ($932 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Peru and Iran, respectively. Check Peru vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4655th and 5288th 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
$4.3
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569