Suzhou vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2829
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$312
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1146
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
68
60
🏙️ Population
12.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 10% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6198th and 6486th ($868 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 4th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3351st and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Tehran

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Suzhou Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.09
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.13
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1199
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6107
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3223
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1457
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17431
$1951

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$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510