New York City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1594
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$519
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	8.8M	8.69M

The cost of living in New York City is 558% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4th and 7691st ($4202 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 15th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tehran

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	New York City	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$2402

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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