Philadelphia vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$264
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	96
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.6M	8.69M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 229% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 664th and 6486th ($2597 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 138th and 5221st 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	$20.1	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$1951

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$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