Surat vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$554
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
5.94M
8.69M

The cost of living in Surat is 16% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6358th and 6811th ($809 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in India and Iran, respectively. Check India vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surat compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Surat ranked 37th best city to live in India vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6236th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Tehran

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Surat Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.68%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.03
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.54
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1785
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569