Sharjah vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$963
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
83
60
🏙️ Population
1.25M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 89% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3679th and 6443rd ($1503 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 8th 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 386th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$1838

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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564