Riyadh vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1627
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3576
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$931
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2496
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
7.01M
8.69M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 138% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3418th and 7204th ($1627 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 759th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9818
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488