Abuja vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$240
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
22
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.69M

The cost of living in Abuja is 122% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3914th and 7204th ($1514 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9057th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Tehran

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Abuja Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$2007

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488