Tehran vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$700
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1924
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$303
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$681
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$2885
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
61
100
🏙️ Population
8.69M
14M

The cost of living in Tehran is 55% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6811th and 3238th ($700 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5288th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.5
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.89
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.26%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.04
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.56
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.59
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1883
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063