Sharjah vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3073
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$859
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2246
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
1.25M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 108% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4204th and 7204th ($1419 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 312th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.56
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1188
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$108
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10301
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8167
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.18
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.4
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$2007

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$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483

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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