Tehran vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$351
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.4
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
8.69M
13.9M

The cost of living in Tehran is 12% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6443rd and 6862nd ($797 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5234th and 2285th 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
$4.29
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.91
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.58%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.91
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$120
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.5
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1838
$16590

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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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618