Tehran vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$700
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1924
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$303
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$681
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$3016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
61
93
🏙️ Population
8.69M
662K

The cost of living in Tehran is 73% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6811th and 587th ($700 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Iran and Canada, respectively. Check Iran vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tehran compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5288th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.5
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.89
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.26%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.04
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.56
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.59
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1883
$14942

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Cities near Tehran

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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758