Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

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Beijing vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 2.9 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 68.4% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 9.6 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 27.8% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Beijing are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% less for restaurants

	Tehran	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR169,000	$4.17 CN¥30.22	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR211,250	$5.57 CN¥40.29	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,178	$0.50 CN¥3.59	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,839	$0.31 CN¥2.24	-71.5%
Average			-11.6%

Tehran vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,602	$1.43 CN¥10.38	+168.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR77,272	$7.31 CN¥52.89	+299.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR98,152	$7.17 CN¥51.90	+208.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,272	$1.74 CN¥12.58	+37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,906	$1.53 CN¥11.08	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,293	$0.92 CN¥6.64	+100.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,604	$0.71 CN¥5.15	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,831	$0.89 CN¥6.42	+110.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,390	$0.58 CN¥4.22	+83.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,238	$0.37 CN¥2.67	+52.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,130	$0.47 CN¥3.41	+78.8%
Average			+102.2%

Tehran vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

	Tehran	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,458	$4.36 CN¥31.56	+58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR422,500	$33.40 CN¥241.74	+234.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	$20,872.18 CN¥151,087.44	-76.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,525	$4.59 CN¥33.24	+58.3%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Tehran	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR286,962	$13.28 CN¥96.16	+95.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	$929.88 CN¥6,731.11	+89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	$492.44 CN¥3,564.64	+45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR502,342	$42.04 CN¥304.32	+253.6%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 9.6 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	$763.49 CN¥5,526.70	+519.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	$22,913.01 CN¥165,860.43	+1206.8%
Average			+863.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,800	$1.11 CN¥8.06	+39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,638	$3.60 CN¥26.08	+139.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,625	$3.48 CN¥25.18	+39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR812,478	$65.46 CN¥473.82	+240.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,375	$8.35 CN¥60.43	+456.6%
Average			+182.9%

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pay 27.8% more for clothing

	Tehran	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	$62.65 CN¥453.54	+73.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	$34.69 CN¥251.09	+24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	$83.45 CN¥604.09	-39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	$107.64 CN¥779.15	+53.6%
Average			+27.8%

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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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