Male vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$805
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
64
64
🏙️ Population
133K
8.69M

The cost of living in Male is 105% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4552nd and 7642nd ($1311 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Maldives and Iran, respectively. Check Maldives vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5347th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Tehran

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Male Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$2262

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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