Abu Dhabi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
82
61
🏙️ Population
1.48M
8.69M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 177% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1938th and 6811th ($1936 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 369th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1883

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117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569