South Tangerang vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	South Tangerang	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$250	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$240
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	96
😀 Quality of life	50	66
🏙️ Population	1.64M	8.69M

The cost of living in South Tangerang is 17% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8109th and 7204th ($567 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Tangerang compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. South Tangerang ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6644th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tangerang vs Tehran

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	South Tangerang	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1244	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$755	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.16	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.98	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.74	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7522	$2007

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Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$628
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$622
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$638
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$607
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$635
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$604
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$598
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$637
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$640
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$641
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$704
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$588
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$598
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$530
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$503
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$582
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$643
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$515
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$497
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$472
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$430
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$457
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$426
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$494
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488