Tehran vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$788
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$367
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
60
66
🏙️ Population
8.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tehran is 54% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6486th and 8544th ($788 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5221st and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1087
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.45
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.99
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.96%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.99
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$19343

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591