Sydney vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Sydney Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2564
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6332
$1986
🏠 One person rent
$1488
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$2864
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$356
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4101
$259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
4.84M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sydney is 251% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 378th and 6634th ($2564 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Sydney ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 10th and 5039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tehran

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Sydney Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1766
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3415
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2457
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$11.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$17.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15741
$2103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10385
$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$142
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$11.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$6.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$99.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1907
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16834
$1708

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$700
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$699
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$671
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$677
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$696
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$713
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$694
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$709
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$685
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$690
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$682
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$694
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$696
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$710
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$690
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$727
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$692
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$733
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$529
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$938
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$765
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$1051
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$1107
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$510
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$596
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$657
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$632
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$723
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$764
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$574
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$823
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$771
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$476
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$495
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$545
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$503
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$596
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$586
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$575
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$591