Riyadh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$946
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$227
😷 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 3529th and 7642nd ($1632 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 879th and 5345th 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
$8.06
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488