Medina vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$696
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
96
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
1.41M
8.69M

The cost of living in Medina is 54% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4439th and 6486th ($1215 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3899th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Tehran

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Medina Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$1951

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$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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$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