Medina vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$353
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
96
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
1.41M
8.69M

The cost of living in Medina is 7% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6257th and 6443rd ($853 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 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 3833rd and 5234th 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
$5.99
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$1838

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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