Shenzhen vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$507
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
17.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 47% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6106th and 7642nd ($939 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 1113th and 5345th 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
$3.57
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488