Male vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Male | Tehran | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Male is 65% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4205th and 6486th ($1304 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Maldives and Iran, respectively. Check Maldives vs Iran comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4917th and 5221st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 km or 6.1 mi |  Golestan | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Ray | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Qods | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Qarchak | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Shahriar | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Pardis | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Andisheh | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Robat Karim | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Fardis | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Malard | |
| 43 km or 26 mi | Karaj | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Mohammadshahr | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Varamin | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Kamal Shahr | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Nazarabad | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Amol | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Khak-e Ali | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Saveh | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Qom | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Qazvin | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Babol | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Sari | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Semnan | |
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| 240 km or 149 mi | Rasht | |
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