Shenzhen vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$552
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
76
64
🏙️ Population
17.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 56% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5618th and 7691st ($995 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Shenzhen ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1163rd and 5219th 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
$3.68
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466