Riga vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$588
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
81
64
🏙️ Population
595K
8.69M

The cost of living in Riga is 95% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4678th and 7642nd ($1248 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Latvia and Iran, respectively. Check Latvia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 668th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tehran

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Riga Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488