Abuja vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abuja Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$209
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
23
64
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.69M

The cost of living in Abuja is 115% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4364th and 7691st ($1375 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9006th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Abuja vs Tehran

Prices for goods and services in Abuja and Tehran are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abuja Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$2402

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abuja

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466