Male vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$835
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
133K
8.69M

The cost of living in Male is 83% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4218th and 6811th ($1284 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Maldives and Iran, respectively. Check Maldives vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 4858th and 5288th 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
$5.5
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$1883

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$1207
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$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569