Minsk vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$350
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$266
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
1.99M
8.69M

The cost of living in Minsk is 10% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6834th and 6443rd ($717 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3775th and 5234th 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
$9.19
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564