Moscow vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
13.3M
8.69M

The cost of living in Moscow is 163% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3277th and 7691st ($1678 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Russia and Iran, respectively. Check Russia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2774th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Tehran

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Moscow Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$2402

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466