Medan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$185
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
2.11M
8.69M

The cost of living in Medan is 28% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8850th and 7642nd ($461 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 9th 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 6907th and 5345th 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
$1.73
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$2262

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Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488