Rio de Janeiro vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$502	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	67	64
🏙️ Population	6.21M	8.69M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 59% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5559th and 7642nd ($1013 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Brazil and Iran, respectively. Check Brazil vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4845th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Tehran

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	Rio de Janeiro	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$2262

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

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