Soweto vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$620
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
1.27M
8.69M

The cost of living in Soweto is 65% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5251st and 7642nd ($1057 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6890th and 5345th 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
$7.11
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$2262

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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488