Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 38.3% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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