Shanghai vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$635
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
24.9M
8.69M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 70% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4461st and 6811th ($1190 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 558th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tehran

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Shanghai Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$1883

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

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