Mexico City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$792
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
9.21M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 131% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4074th and 7691st ($1475 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Mexico and Iran, respectively. Check Mexico vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2482nd and 5219th 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
$11.6
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near Tehran

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