Riyadh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$944
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
7.01M
8.69M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 108% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2911th and 6486th ($1637 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 733rd and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$1951

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$901
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$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
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$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
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$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
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$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
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Distance City Cost of living
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$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510