Abuja vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$165
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
21
61
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.69M

The cost of living in Abuja is 59% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 9247th and 6811th ($288 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 11th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 5288th 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
$1.42
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Tehran

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