Tehran vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$351
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.4
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
60
99
🏙️ Population
8.69M
14.3M

The cost of living in Tehran is 51% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6443rd and 3085th ($797 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5234th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.29
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.91
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.91
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$120
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.5
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1838
$15495

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Cities near Tehran

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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033