Okayama vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$1924
🏠 One person rent	$375	$303
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$681
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$247
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	96
😀 Quality of life	70	61
🏙️ Population	720K	8.69M

The cost of living in Okayama is 37% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5599th and 6811th ($960 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 11th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2946th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Tehran

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	Okayama	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$1883

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$655
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$653
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$655
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$636
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$653
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$633
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$619
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$647
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$651
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$654
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$693
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$616
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$519
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$546
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$454
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$595
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$434
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$640
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$561
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$456
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$530
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$436
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$451
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$661
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$502
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$576
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569