Tehran vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tehran	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$788	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$367	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$264	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	13
😀 Quality of life	60	36
🏙️ Population	8.69M	948K

The cost of living in Tehran is 32% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6486th and 4590th ($788 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Iran and Laos, respectively. Check Iran vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5221st and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Vientiane

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	Tehran	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.45	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.6	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.99	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.96%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1351	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.74	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.99	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.5	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393