Tehran vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$351
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.4
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
60
50
🏙️ Population
8.69M
115K

The cost of living in Tehran is 106% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6443rd and 9013th ($797 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5234th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.29
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.91
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.58%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.91
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$120
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.5
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1838
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284