Top expat cities

Iran

Tehran

#1 Top 5 cities

Tehran is the most practical expat base in Iran because it concentrates international business, services, schools, and the broadest housing market, but it comes with big-city pressure and variable air quality.

Country overview

Population

7 153 309

Year-round temperatures

Day: 8°C aĆŸ 35°C

Night: 1°C aĆŸ 23°C

Climate

Hot dry summers, cooler winters, and clear seasonal swings.

Distance to the sea

110 km

Social atmosphere

4/10

Costs

Housing cost 8/10
Food cost 8/10

Business friendliness

2/10

Safety

1/10

Foreign residents face a very high risk of arbitrary arrest, detention, unrest, terrorism, and sudden transport disruption; ordinary street crime is secondary to state-security and regional-conflict risks.

Natural disaster resilience

3/10

Tehran has major earthquake exposure from nearby active faults, along with flash-flood, drought, extreme-heat, air-pollution, and land-subsidence risks.

Other scores

Other scores

Internet availability 6/10
Internet speed 3/10
Internet stability 1/10
Electricity stability 4/10

Community types

  • Corporate expats
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Long-term expats
  • Students

Largest nationality groups

  • đŸ‡ŠđŸ‡«Afghans
  • đŸ‡źđŸ‡¶Iraqis
  • đŸ‡”đŸ‡°Pakistanis

Pros / Cons

Pros

  • +Quality services
  • +Wide housing options
  • +International environment

Cons

  • −Severe security risk
  • −Infrastructure instability
  • −Traffic congestion
  • −Seasonal smog
  • −Higher prices
  • −Less peaceful lifestyle