Soweto vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$567
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
1.27M
8.69M

The cost of living in Soweto is 44% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5704th and 7204th ($984 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7050th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

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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