Tehran vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1594
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$291
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$209
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
8.69M
13.9M

The cost of living in Tehran is 6% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7691st and 7400th ($638 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 83rd in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5219th and 2024th 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
$3.48
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.16
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.59
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.63%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.49
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.91
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.73
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.5
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.5
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2402
$16559

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Cities near Tehran

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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546