Riyadh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$996
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
7.01M
8.69M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 135% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2922nd and 6811th ($1642 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1210th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569