Doha vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.69M

The cost of living in Doha is 171% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2509th and 7204th ($1849 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Qatar and Iran, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 608th and 5113th 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
$10.4
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

Cities near Tehran

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