Phoenix vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2395
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5245
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$1494
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4432
$264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
1.61M
8.69M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 204% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 955th and 6486th ($2395 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 146th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$6.21
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2412
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.8
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1103
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12281
$1951

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724

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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