Suzhou vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2209
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$265
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1127
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
71
66
🏙️ Population
12.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 13% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6778th and 7204th ($771 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Suzhou compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Suzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3523rd and 5113th 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
$4.17
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$291
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5716
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2955
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$778
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610

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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