Tehran vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$700
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1924
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$303
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$681
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
61
67
🏙️ Population
8.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tehran is 38% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6811th and 8471st ($700 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5288th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.89
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.26%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2317
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.79
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.04
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.56
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.59
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1883
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617