Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 32.5% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Algiers
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.88
DZD388.53
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
DZD591.60
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DZD73.13
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.35
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Algiers
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.23
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.53
DZD475.91
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD487.52
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DZD236.90
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
DZD330.85
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DZD192.59
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
DZD174.32
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
DZD105.40
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD46.72
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.45
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.03
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
|
Algiers
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD165.78
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
DZD1,445.56
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,197.40
DZD4,477,565.22
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
DZD467.43
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
|
Algiers
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.30
DZD2,468.78
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.77
DZD29,237.61
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.33
DZD18,522.59
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.22
DZD3,671.57
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
|
Algiers
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.96
DZD11,459.22
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,598.15
DZD350,430.86
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Algiers
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
DZD199.12
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
DZD129.48
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
DZD343.94
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.36
DZD3,151.29
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.72
DZD771.67
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Algiers
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.05
DZD4,862.33
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.72
DZD6,570.74
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.14
DZD9,460.26
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.72
DZD8,863.84
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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