Male vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$818
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
133K
8.69M

The cost of living in Male is 93% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4439th and 7204th ($1320 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 5057th and 5113th 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
$5.55
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$2007

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$1445
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$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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