Minsk vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$352
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
1.99M
8.69M

The cost of living in Minsk is 8% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6769th and 6486th ($727 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 3750th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$1951

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510