Reykjavik vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3205
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6762
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$1954
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$904
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
139K
8.69M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 402% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 119th and 7691st ($3205 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Iceland and Iran, respectively. Check Iceland vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 258th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Tehran

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Reykjavik Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.3
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.4
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.5
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2129
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1743
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3328
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.3
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.69%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6175
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.38
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.99
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.1
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.18
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.2
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$146
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$178
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$472
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30029
$2402

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$2581
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$2921
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$2017
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$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
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$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336

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$584
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$584
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$590
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$587
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$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
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$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
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$577
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$616
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$614
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$684
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$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
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$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
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$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
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$487
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$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
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$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
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$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
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$466