Los Angeles vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$264
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	3.9M	8.69M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 305% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 80th and 6486th ($3196 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 4th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 58th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tehran

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	Los Angeles	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1951

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$714
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$710
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$698
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$681
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$698
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$680
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$665
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$684
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$688
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$693
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$736
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$651
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$645
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$557
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$574
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$488
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$458
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$658
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$580
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$562
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$455
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$534
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$443
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$469
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$466
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$685
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$505
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$598
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510