Raleigh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$240
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	96
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	468K	8.69M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 240% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1213th and 7204th ($2327 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th and 6th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 212th and 5113th 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	$18.1	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$2007

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$628
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$622
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$638
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$607
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$635
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$604
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$598
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$637
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$640
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$641
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$704
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$588
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$598
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$530
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$503
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$582
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$643
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$515
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$497
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$472
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$430
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$457
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$426
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$494
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488