Al Ain vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$612
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
767K
8.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 62% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4616th and 6811th ($1132 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 496th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$1883

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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1375
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
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$868
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$606
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$910
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$457
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$530
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$604
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$646
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$621
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$636
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$653
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$633
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$619
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$647
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$636
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$651
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$654
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$693
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$650
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$616
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$647
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$616
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$519
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$583
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$546
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$454
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$595
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$434
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$533
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$640
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$558
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$561
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$456
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$656
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