Soweto vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$604
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
43
64
🏙️ Population
1.27M
8.69M

The cost of living in Soweto is 62% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5331st and 7691st ($1031 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7513th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tehran

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Soweto Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$2402

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19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466