Tehran

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

8
68/265
Details
Large apartment$970.00
Medium apartment$770.00
Rent index [score]0.85
Small apartment$570.00

Cost of Living

10
13/248
Details
5km taxi ride$2.70
A Cappuccino$2.90
A beer$0.76
A kilogram of Apples$1.10
Bread$0.28
Inflation [score]0.95
Lunch$5.90
Monthly fitness club membership$35.00
Monthly public transport$17.00
Movie ticket$2.90
Price of a meal at a restaurant$25.96

Startups

4
121/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups3
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.32
Coworking spaces [score]0.10
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co1
Meetups [score]0.13
Meetups groups13
Meetups members8610
Number of investors18
Number of startup events in the last 12 months2
Number of upcoming meetup events1
Startup climate scene [score]0.50
Startups [score]0.55
Total number of startups30

Venture Capital

N/A
Details

Travel Connectivity

3
127/266
Details
Airport hub77
Airport hub [score]0.38
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.25

Commute

4
225/255
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/Iran/Tehrān
Traffic handling [score]0.18

Business Freedom

4
235/264
Details
Business freedom59.30
Business freedom [score]0.34
Freedom from corruption27.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.12
Lack of labor restrictions49.00
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.26
Time to open a business15.00
Time to open a business [score]0.84

Safety

7
166/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.40
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year1
Guns per 100 residents7
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.96
Lack of guns [score]0.96
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.96

Healthcare

5
222/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.43
Healthcare quality [score]0.51
Life expectancy (years)75.54
Life expectancy [score]0.53

Education

1
230/240
Details
Best university in rankingSharif University of Technology
Best university ranking550
University quality [score]0.10

Environmental Quality

3
237/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.10
Cleanliness [score]0.33
Drinking water quality [score]0.41
Urban greenery [score]0.34

Economy

4
206/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area32805.60
Currency for urban areaIRR
GDP growth rate0.03
GDP growth rate [score]0.50
GDP per capita$17113.56
GDP per capita [score]0.29

Taxation

4
195/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.54
Income tax level [score]0.27
Profit tax (% of profit)0.44
Time overhead to file company taxes344
VAT (Sales Tax)0.09

Internet Access

2
256/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)8.79
Internet access (download) [score]0.15
Internet access (upload) [score]0.16
Upload speed (Mbps)3.90

Leisure & Culture

7
96/264
Details
Art galleries136
Art galleries [score]0.76
Cinemas133
Cinemas [score]0.62
Comedy clubs49
Comedy clubs [score]0.57
Concert venues184
Concerts [score]0.27
Historical sites79
Historical sites [score]0.69
Museums91
Museums [score]0.62
Performing art venues83
Performing arts [score]0.66
Sport venues79
Sports [score]0.43
Zoos11
Zoos [score]0.73

Tolerance

4
241/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index10.42
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.10
LGBT adoption rights✖ Illegal
LGBT age of consentN/A
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulations✖ Not banned
LGBT discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT employment discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, but requires surgery
LGBT homosexuality rights✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
LGBT housing discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT marriage rights✖ Not legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.74

Outdoors

5
64/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]1.00
Median peak in meters3772.00
Presence of hills in city1.00
Presence of mountains in city1.00
Urban area elevation (meters)1181.00
Water access [score]0.10
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Tehran are in the least expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Moving to Tehran will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$600$940
$770
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$35
Movie ticket$3
Broadband internet connection$51
Monthly public transport$17
Lunch$6
-68%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Tehran are low. For this job type, Tehran ranks 235th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Tehran.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$19,392
Median salary
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

7.30
Guns per 100 people
1.40
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Tehran in position 205 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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People in Tehran

Population of Tehran

7,153,300
3,924 /km²
22/264
Density (people per unit of area)
5%
Growth in 2015-2020
Tehran

Demographics of Iran

Median age
29
Elderly people
5%
Life expectancy at birth
71
GDP per capita (in USD)
$17,114
211/263
Unemployment
11%
222/264

Languages

English proficiency score
46
225/228
Common spoken languages
Farsi

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Graphic Designer
40.00%
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20.00%
Other
40.00%

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LGBT rights in Tehran

Discrimination

No Protections

Marriage

Not Legal

Adoption

Illegal

Climate

Average day length (hours)

12.6

Climate type

Mediterranean

Average daily maximum temperature

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On living in Tehran


Tehran (also spelled Teheran) (Persian: تهران), is the capital city of Iran. A bustling metropolis of 14 million people, it is situated at the foot of the towering Alborz mountain range.

Tehran is a cosmopolitan city, with great museums, parks, restaurants, warm friendly people. It deserves at least a few days of your Iranian itinerary.

The city can be roughly divided into two different parts - north and south. The northern districts of Tehran are more prosperous, modern, cosmopolitan and expensive while southern parts is less attractive but cheaper.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

Iran
129th from a total of 163 countries

World Order

64th

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

109th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

94th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

157th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

157th

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

118th

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

74th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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