Tehran vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$276
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
8.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tehran is 25% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7642nd and 8643rd ($639 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 498th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tehran compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5345th and 4641st 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
$3.29
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.71
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.32
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.35%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.05
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$56.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2262
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556