Tehran vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1594
$998
🏠 One person rent
$291
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$209
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
8.69M
115K

The cost of living in Tehran is 55% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7691st and 8941st ($638 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5219th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.16
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.59
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.63%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.49
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.91
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.73
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.5
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.5
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2402
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274