Minsk vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$356
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$240
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
2M
8.69M

The cost of living in Minsk is 7% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6924th and 7204th ($735 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belarus and Iran, respectively. Check Belarus vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4343rd and 5113th 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
$9.98
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$2007

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488