Raleigh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
89
64
🏙️ Population
468K
8.69M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 255% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1363rd and 7691st ($2265 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 219th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Tehran

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Raleigh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$2402

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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