Moscow vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$864
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
13.3M
8.69M

The cost of living in Moscow is 110% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4141st and 7204th ($1438 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Russia and Iran, respectively. Check Russia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2664th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$2007

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488