Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 39.8% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
|
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