Tehran vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$788
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$367
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
60
34
🏙️ Population
8.69M
115K

The cost of living in Tehran is 87% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6486th and 8915th ($788 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Iran and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iran vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5221st and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1087
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.45
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.6
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.99
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.96%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.99
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.5
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$666

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300