Tehran vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$700
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1924
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$303
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$681
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
61
36
🏙️ Population
8.69M
79.2K

The cost of living in Tehran is 55% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6811th and 8761st ($700 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 months in Thimphu. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5288th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.5
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.89
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.26%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.04
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.56
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.59
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1883
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288