Riga vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$568
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
605K
8.69M

The cost of living in Riga is 47% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6443rd ($1169 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Latvia and Iran, respectively. Check Latvia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 580th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tehran

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Riga Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564