Tehran vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$312
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
66
42
🏙️ Population
8.69M
115K

The cost of living in Tehran is 63% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7204th and 8940th ($684 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Iran and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iran vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5113th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.89
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.06
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.27%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1528
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$958
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.54
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.49
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$55.8
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2007
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289