Minsk vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$293
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
67
61
🏙️ Population
2M
8.69M

The cost of living in Minsk is 7% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7206th and 6811th ($649 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Belarus and Iran, respectively. Check Belarus vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 3890th and 5288th 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
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$1883

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

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