Tehran vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$312
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
89
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
8.69M
13.9M

The cost of living in Tehran is 6% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7204th and 7452nd ($684 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 98th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tehran compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5113th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Tianjin

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Tehran Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.89
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.06
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.27%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1528
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$958
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.54
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.49
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$55.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2007
$18657

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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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573