Doha vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.69M

The cost of living in Doha is 167% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2137th and 6811th ($1872 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Qatar and Iran, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 501st and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Tehran

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Doha Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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