Los Angeles vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$240
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	8.69M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 392% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 65th and 7204th ($3361 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 6th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 74th and 5113th 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	$22.6	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$2007

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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