Jeddah vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$495
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
4.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 57% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4731st and 6811th ($1100 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1616th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Tehran

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Jeddah Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$1883

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$892
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$938
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$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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$655
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$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