Moscow vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$959
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$227
😷 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 148% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3728th and 7642nd ($1585 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 3206th and 5345th 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
$13.2
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488