Raleigh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
87
61
🏙️ Population
468K
8.69M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 294% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 304th and 6811th ($2757 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 235th and 5288th 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
$20.1
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$1883

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

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