Nairobi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$305
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
59
64
🏙️ Population
5.55M
8.69M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 27% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6736th and 7691st ($807 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6034th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tehran

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Nairobi Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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