New York City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4441
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$10033
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$2960
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$5380
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$886
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$364
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5544
$264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
8.8M
8.69M

The cost of living in New York City is 463% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3rd and 6486th ($4441 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.2 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 22nd and 5221st 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
$29.7
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$133
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.94
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3501
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2603
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4776
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5236
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.5
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17935
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12929
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.04
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.41
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.1
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.89
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.94
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.1
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$173
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$36.1
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1784
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21465
$1951

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11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111

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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