Tehran vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$351
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.4
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$714
😷 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 53% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6443rd and 8506th ($797 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5234th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.29
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.91
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.58%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.91
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$120
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$135
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1838
$19861

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619