Medan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$186
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
2.11M
8.69M

The cost of living in Medan is 32% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8825th and 7204th ($466 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 6th 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5663rd and 5113th 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
$1.81
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

Cities near Tehran

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