Jeddah vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$511
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
4.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 41% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4828th and 6443rd ($1123 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1110th and 5234th 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
$6.63
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$1838

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$1096
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
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$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564