Tehran vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$276
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
64
62
🏙️ Population
8.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Tehran is 31% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7642nd and 6169th ($639 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Iran and Mongolia, respectively. Check Iran vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tehran compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5345th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Ulaanbaatar

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Tehran Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.71
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.32
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.35%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.05
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$56.2
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2262
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635