Mexico City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$774
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
9.21M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 123% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4274th and 7642nd ($1428 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Mexico and Iran, respectively. Check Mexico vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3354th and 5345th 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
$11.7
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$2262

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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