Sao Paulo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$1924
🏠 One person rent	$480	$303
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$681
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	64	61
🏙️ Population	12.4M	8.69M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 49% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5031st and 6811th ($1042 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Brazil and Iran, respectively. Check Brazil vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4799th and 5288th 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	$7.49	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$1883

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Tehran

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