Tehran vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1594
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$291
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$209
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
64
70
🏙️ Population
8.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tehran is 22% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7691st and 8548th ($638 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 485th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5219th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Zhengzhou

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Tehran Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$1.25
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.16
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.59
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.63%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.49
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.91
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.73
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.5
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2402
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567