Tehran vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1594
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$291
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$209
$2429
😷 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 7691st and 3273rd ($638 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5219th and 9th 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
$3.48
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.16
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.59
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.63%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.49
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.91
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.7
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.73
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.5
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2402
$17493

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Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006