Tehran vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tehran	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$788	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$367	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$264	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	60	83
🏙️ Population	8.69M	826K

The cost of living in Tehran is 48% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 6486th and 3333rd ($788 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 5221st and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Valencia, Spain

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	Tehran	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.45	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.99	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.96%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1351	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.74	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.99	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434