Sao Paulo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$496	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	69	66
🏙️ Population	11.5M	8.69M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 54% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7204th ($1052 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Brazil and Iran, respectively. Check Brazil vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4142nd and 5113th 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	$7.6	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$2007

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

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