Minsk vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$408
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$227
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
68
64
🏙️ Population
2M
8.69M

The cost of living in Minsk is 31% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6618th and 7642nd ($836 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Belarus and Iran, respectively. Check Belarus vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4692nd and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Tehran

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Minsk Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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