Seattle vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2974
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7082
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1895
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$3327
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6506
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
737K
8.69M

The cost of living in Seattle is 325% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 145th and 6811th ($2974 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 11th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 125th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Tehran

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Seattle Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.28
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2036
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3765
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2858
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9273
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5449
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.93
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1999
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29730
$1883

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210

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