Tehran vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$312
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
66
99
🏙️ Population
8.69M
14.3M

The cost of living in Tehran is 60% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7204th and 3130th ($684 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5113th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.89
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.06
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.27%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1528
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$958
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.54
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.49
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$55.8
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2007
$14795

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Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961