Sao Paulo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$538
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
11.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 76% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4918th and 7691st ($1126 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Brazil and Iran, respectively. Check Brazil vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1670th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tehran

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Sao Paulo Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$2402

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466