Mexico City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$663
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
66
61
🏙️ Population
9.21M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 84% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4206th and 6811th ($1288 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th in Mexico and Iran, respectively. Check Mexico vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4184th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tehran

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Mexico City Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

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