Tehran vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2725
🏠 One person rent
$276
$597
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$1030
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
52
😀 Quality of life
64
69
🏙️ Population
8.69M
1.11M

The cost of living in Tehran is 44% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 7642nd and 4903rd ($639 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Iran and Armenia, respectively. Check Iran vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tehran compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 5345th and 4456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Yerevan

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Tehran Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$1170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.71
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.32
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.35%
15.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$3242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.05
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$4.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$56.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$136
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2262
$8146

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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

Cities near Yerevan

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$981
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$562
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$728
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$853
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$562
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$746
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$565
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$559
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$560
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$740
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$698
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$655
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1028
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$959
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$404
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$953
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$612
209 km or 130 mi Van
$568
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$730
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$631
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$489
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$615
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$634
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$706
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$445
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$508
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$575
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$550
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$840
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$503
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$566
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$566
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$842
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$588