Philadelphia vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
1.6M
8.69M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 306% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 742nd and 7642nd ($2597 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 87th and 5345th 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
$23.2
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$2262

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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