Soweto vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1755
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$560
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1580
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
42
64
🏙️ Population
1.27M
8.69M

The cost of living in Soweto is 27% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6047th and 6857th ($958 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7073rd and 4989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tehran

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Soweto Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.13
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$9.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$14.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$5.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.47%
25.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.37
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$3.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$37.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4420
$1959

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$1055
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$870
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$916
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$697
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$808
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$786
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$870
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$733
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$954
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$856
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$724
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$925
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$752
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$817
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$794
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$819
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$757
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$816
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$676
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$708
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$561
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$673
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$639
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$520
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$582
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$812
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$652
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$458
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$685
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$621
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$595
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$853
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$550
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$699
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$586
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$901
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$918
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$869
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$644
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$676
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$674
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$670
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$666
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$679
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$651
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$676
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$650
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$636
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$678
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$650
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$680
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$677
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$738
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$682
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$627
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$677
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$631
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$544
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$584
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$550
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$478
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$600
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$442
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$523
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$601
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$556
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$518
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$532
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$444
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$521
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$427
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$462
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$439
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$681
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$490
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$491
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$497
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$584
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$493