Doha vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
83
64
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.69M

The cost of living in Doha is 229% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1744th and 7691st ($2100 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Qatar and Iran, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 513th and 5219th 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
$10.1
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466