Male vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$810
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$209
😷 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 107% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4490th and 7691st ($1321 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5278th and 5219th 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
$6.01
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$2402

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466