Sao Paulo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$481	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	63	60
🏙️ Population	11.5M	8.69M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 27% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5616th and 6443rd ($1012 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Brazil and Iran, respectively. Check Brazil vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4573rd and 5234th 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	$6.82	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$1838

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564