Raleigh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2388
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5530
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$1484
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2447
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4749
$264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
468K
8.69M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 203% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 972nd and 6486th ($2388 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 221st and 5221st 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
$17.1
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1216
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2614
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2029
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6077
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2879
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.69
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21914
$1951

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682

Cities near Tehran

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