Dubai vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
3.94M
8.69M

The cost of living in Dubai is 279% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1039th and 7642nd ($2420 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 203rd and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Tehran

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Dubai Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$2262

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488