London vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

London Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3740
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8537
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$2516
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$4294
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$631
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$412
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3678
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
8.8M
8.69M

The cost of living in London is 485% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 20th and 7642nd ($3740 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 12th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in London vs Tehran

Prices for goods and services in London and Tehran are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

London Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.2
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.94
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2958
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2140
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4865
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20369
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10989
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.62
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.9
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.71
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.79
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.87
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2594
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30567
$2262

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3038
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2564
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2419
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2417
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2406
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2395
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2382
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2661
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2336
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2426
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2490
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2271
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2345
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2675
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2259
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2321
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2567
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2276
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2260
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2846
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2265
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2188
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2622
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2385
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2262
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2485
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1860
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2191
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2215
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2223
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2212
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2576
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2111
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2377
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2199

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