Abuja vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$953
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
19
60
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.69M

The cost of living in Abuja is 58% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4418th and 6443rd ($1262 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8886th and 5234th 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
$2.91
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$1838

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564