Tehran vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tehran	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$788	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$367	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$264	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	60	60
🏙️ Population	8.69M	932K

The cost of living in Tehran is 51% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6486th and 3004th ($788 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5221st and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Tenerife

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	Tehran	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.45	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.6	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.99	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.96%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1351	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.74	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.99	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.5	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$6114

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Cities near Tehran

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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291