Tehran vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$276
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$1075
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7642nd and 7496th ($639 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5345th and 2445th 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
$3.29
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.71
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.32
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.35%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.05
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$56.2
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2262
$19275

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Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547