Riyadh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$921
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
7.01M
8.69M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 99% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6443rd ($1586 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 796th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tehran

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Riyadh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$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
$1005
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

Cities near Tehran

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