Medina vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$659
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
69
64
🏙️ Population
1.41M
8.69M

The cost of living in Medina is 82% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4843rd and 7691st ($1164 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4103rd and 5219th 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
$5.45
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$2402

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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466