Moscow vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$730
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
13.1M
8.69M

The cost of living in Moscow is 58% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4359th and 6486th ($1244 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1187th and 5221st 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
$9.55
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$1951

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

Cities near Tehran

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