Tehran vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$312
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
77
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
8.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tehran is 36% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7204th and 8651st ($684 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5113th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.89
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.06
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.27%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1528
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$958
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.54
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.49
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$55.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2007
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563