Meru vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$185
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
28
64
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.69M

The cost of living in Meru is 15% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8425th and 7691st ($543 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8855th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tehran

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Meru Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$2402

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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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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