Nicosia vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1302
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3166
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$678
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$90
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
330K
8.69M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 65% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4211th and 6486th ($1302 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Cyprus and Iran, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 494th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Tehran

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Nicosia Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.26
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6962
$1951

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Cost of living

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$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
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$1647

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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