Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tehran is 27.2% cheaper than Avarua.

If you lived in Tehran instead of Avarua, you would:

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pay 54.9% less for restaurants

 
Avarua
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.00
IRR169,000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$15.84
$5.00
IRR211,250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.39
NZ$4.22
$0.45
IRR19,178

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pay 68.3% less for groceries

 
Avarua
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$3.52
NZ$6.23
$0.53
IRR22,602
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97
NZ$10.56
$1.83
IRR77,272
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
NZ$11.99
$2.32
IRR98,152

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Avarua
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $2.76
IRR116,458
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.00
IRR422,500
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000

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pay 82.4% more for housing

 
Avarua
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $6.79
IRR286,962
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $155.28
NZ$274.53
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $155.28
NZ$274.53
$339.71
IRR14,352,610

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Avarua
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $123.20
IRR5,205,200
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,753.32
IRR74,077,693

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pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Avarua
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.48
NZ$7.92
$0.80
IRR33,800
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.58
NZ$6.34
$1.51
IRR63,638
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.50
IRR105,625

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

 
Avarua
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.89
NZ$118.26
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $27.96
IRR1,181,502
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $138.01
IRR5,830,759

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