Shenzhen vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$484
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
80
61
🏙️ Population
17.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 34% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5744th and 6811th ($939 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 11th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 460th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tehran

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Shenzhen Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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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