Singapore City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	96
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	5.87M	8.69M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 297% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 81st and 6443rd ($3168 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Singapore and Iran, respectively. Check Singapore vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tehran

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	Singapore City	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$1838

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564