Tehran vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$788
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$367
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$2474
😷 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 6486th and 3019th ($788 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5221st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1087
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.45
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.6
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.99
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.96%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.99
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$15235

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Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101