Saitama vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$364
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.33M
8.69M

The cost of living in Saitama is 52% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5298th and 7204th ($1037 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 6th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 750th and 5113th 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
$5.57
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

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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