Portland vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2738
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6436
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$705
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4867
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
653K
8.69M

The cost of living in Portland is 328% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 512th and 7642nd ($2738 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 208th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Tehran

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Portland Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3059
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3320
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.8
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.91
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.42
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.07
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$35
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1842
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21868
$2262

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Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2471
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2401
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2420
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2459
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2411
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2401
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2382
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2293
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2269
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2336
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2251
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2083
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2279
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2747
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2232
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2584
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2558
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2362
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2635
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2582
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1707
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2828
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2720
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2519
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2792
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2325
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1924
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2814
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2677
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2656
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2807

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