Sharjah vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$990
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
86
64
🏙️ Population
1.25M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 142% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3851st and 7691st ($1543 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 367th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Tehran

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Sharjah Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$2402

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10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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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