Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 4.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 84.6% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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