Tehran vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$276
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
64
96
🏙️ Population
8.69M
14.3M

The cost of living in Tehran is 62% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7642nd and 3249th ($639 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tehran compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5345th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Tokyo

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Tehran Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.71
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.32
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.35%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.05
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$56.2
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2262
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005