Suzhou vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$359
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$949
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
12.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 46% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5170th and 6811th ($1020 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 11th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Suzhou compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3722nd and 5288th 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
$4.21
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.6
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1276
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.79%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5502
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4232
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.67
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.7
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.7
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1756
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22097
$1883

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35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645

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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