Medan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$200
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
45
61
🏙️ Population
2.11M
8.69M

The cost of living in Medan is 29% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6811th ($500 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 11th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6617th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Tehran

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Medan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Tehran

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