New York City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$227
😷 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 7642nd ($4207 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 18th and 5345th 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	$23.6	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$2262

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$592
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$591
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$631
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$586
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$627
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$583
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$575
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$629
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$594
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$639
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$631
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$696
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$571
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$637
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$595
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$531
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$455
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$586
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$635
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$516
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$494
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$461
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$428
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$460
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$425
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$659
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$499
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$563
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488