Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Rasht, Iran

Rasht vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Rasht is 36.3% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 54.2% more in Rasht
Groceries: pay 52.3% less in Rasht
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Rasht
Housing: pay 70.3% less in Rasht
Childcare: pay 88.1% less in Rasht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% less in Rasht
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in Rasht

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Rasht.

Rasht vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.2% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Rasht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.22	$4.00 IRR169,000	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.29	$4.50 IRR190,125	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.59	$0.44 IRR18,731	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$1.08 IRR45,839	+251.0%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 52.3% less for groceries

	Beijing	Rasht
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.38	$0.50 IRR21,125	-65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.89	$1.83 IRR77,272	-75.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.90	$2.17 IRR91,482	-69.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.58	$1.26 IRR53,235	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.08	$1.14 IRR48,294	-25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.64	$0.32 IRR13,607	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.15	$0.57 IRR24,147	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.42	$0.31 IRR13,175	-64.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$0.20 IRR8,432	-65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.24 IRR10,013	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.18 IRR7,666	-61.5%
Average			-52.3%

Beijing vs. Rasht - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Beijing	Rasht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.56	$2.76 IRR116,458	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥241.74	$11.00 IRR464,750	-67.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,087.44	$42,500.00 IRR1,795,625,000	+103.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.24	$2.90 IRR122,525	-36.8%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 70.3% less for housing

	Beijing	Rasht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.16	$4.00 IRR169,000	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,731.11	$213.33 IRR9,013,333	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,564.64	$203.33 IRR8,590,833	-58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.32	$10.32 IRR436,169	-75.4%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 88.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Rasht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,526.70	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥165,860.43	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-92.3%
Average			-88.1%

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pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Rasht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.06	$0.75 IRR31,688	-32.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.08	$1.51 IRR63,638	-58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.18	$1.30 IRR54,925	-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥473.82	$21.33 IRR901,333	-67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.43	$1.00 IRR42,250	-88.0%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Rasht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥453.54	$16.00 IRR676,000	-74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.09	$25.00 IRR1,056,250	-27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.09	$110.00 IRR4,647,500	+31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥779.15	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-34.9%
Average			-26.4%

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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: March 2025

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