Nairobi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$286
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
5.55M
8.69M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 19% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7204th ($811 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6071st and 5113th 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
$5.85
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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