Moscow vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$542
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
12.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Moscow is 46% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5167th and 6811th ($1021 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Russia and Iran, respectively. Check Russia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1608th and 5288th 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
$8.33
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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