Tehran vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tehran	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$788	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$367	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$264	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	8.69M	459K

The cost of living in Tehran is 68% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6486th and 866th ($788 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 797th in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5221st and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Virginia Beach

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	Tehran	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.45	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.99	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.96%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1351	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.74	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.99	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777