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Tehran vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 25.1% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 30.2% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 53.2% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Tehran

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 52.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.18	$3.80 IRR160K	-9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.05	$4.50 IRR189K	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.33	$0.47 IRR19,786	-2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.13	$1.02 IRR42,795	+231.3%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

	Beijing	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.84	$0.54 IRR22,577	-68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.82	$1.89 IRR79,388	-74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.09	$2.35 IRR99,002	-64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.33	$1.11 IRR46,839	-37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.63	$1.41 IRR59,393	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.82	$0.41 IRR17,223	-58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.34	$0.68 IRR28,706	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.55	$0.38 IRR16,013	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.18	$0.29 IRR12,049	-52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.42	$0.24 IRR10,242	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.86	$0.23 IRR9,689	-44.2%
Average			-45.6%

Beijing vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.22	$2.75 IRR116K	-34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.89	$6.55 IRR276K	-79.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$68,000.00 IRR3B	+273.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.10	$2.85 IRR120K	-38.4%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 53.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.73	$5.76 IRR242K	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,489.54	$450.54 IRR19M	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,500.05	$321.19 IRR14M	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥272.46	$12.05 IRR507K	-69.3%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,931.96	$123.82 IRR5M	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$2,011.10 IRR85M	-91.3%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.78	$0.65 IRR27,356	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.14	$1.23 IRR51,885	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.18	$2.50 IRR105K	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥401.32	$21.91 IRR922K	-62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.37	$1.50 IRR63,129	-82.2%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥432.29	$25.24 IRR1M	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥252.39	$30.76 IRR1M	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥567.19	$117.65 IRR5M	+43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥732.27	$69.84 IRR3M	-33.8%
Average			-16.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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