Sydney vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6700
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$3002
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$337
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
98
64
🏙️ Population
5.45M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sydney is 345% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 348th and 7642nd ($2844 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2nd and 5345th 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
$15.8
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2123
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1437
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3835
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2492
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13218
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7866
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.9
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.3
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2281
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21946
$2262

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488