Phoenix vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.61M
8.69M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 241% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 864th and 6811th ($2390 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 127th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569