Seattle vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3162
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7446
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$3407
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$810
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
737K
8.69M

The cost of living in Seattle is 363% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 125th and 7204th ($3162 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 92nd and 6th 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Seattle ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 99th and 5113th 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
$22.6
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.17
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$6
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2119
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1641
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3861
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2873
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6864
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$2.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.82
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.26
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.36
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.94
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.8
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2178
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29883
$2007

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114

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