Soweto vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$568
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
39
60
🏙️ Population
1.27M
8.69M

The cost of living in Soweto is 22% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5883rd and 6443rd ($971 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7063rd and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$2
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$2.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$1838

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$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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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