Meru vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$181
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
27
60
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.69M

The cost of living in Meru is 31% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8317th and 6486th ($541 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8421st and 5221st 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
$5.38
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$1951

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MeruTehran

Cost of living

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$646
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$502
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
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$492
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$648
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$785
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$714
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$710
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$700
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$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
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$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
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$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
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$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
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$562
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$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
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$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
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$685
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$505
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$507
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$513
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$598
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$510