Philadelphia vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
1.6M
8.69M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 307% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 741st and 7691st ($2597 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 7th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 118th and 5219th 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
$22
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$2402

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466