Saitama vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$429
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
1.33M
8.69M

The cost of living in Saitama is 52% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4896th and 6811th ($1063 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 11th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 484th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Tehran

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Saitama Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569