Philadelphia vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.6M
8.69M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 278% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 744th and 7204th ($2584 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 95th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tehran

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Philadelphia Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$2007

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488