Rio de Janeiro vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$458	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	67	66
🏙️ Population	6.21M	8.69M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 38% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6006th and 7204th ($940 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4818th and 5113th 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	$6.45	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$2007

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586

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