Riyadh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$936
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
78
64
🏙️ Population
7.01M
8.69M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 155% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3485th and 7691st ($1628 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 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 899th and 5219th 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
$7.94
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Tehran

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