Tehran vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tehran	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$788	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$367	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$264	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	60	59
🏙️ Population	8.69M	687K

The cost of living in Tehran is 28% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6486th and 4828th ($788 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 5221st and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Zaragoza

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	Tehran	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.45	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.6	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.99	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.96%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1351	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.74	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.99	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387