Doha vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$264
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.69M

The cost of living in Doha is 126% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2449th and 6486th ($1779 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Iran, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 562nd and 5221st 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
$9.28
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$1951

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510