Cost of living comparison

 Avarua, Cook Islands
compared to
 Tehran, Iran
Tehran vs. Avarua Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 27.2% cheaper than Avarua.

Restaurants
pay 54.9% less in Tehran
Groceries
pay 68.3% less in Tehran
Housing
pay 82.4% more in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.0% less in Tehran
Clothing
pay 25.2% less in Tehran

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Tehran. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Avarua Cost Breakdown

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

pay 54.9% less for restaurants

 
Avarua
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.00
IRR168,400
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$15.67
$5.00
IRR210,500
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.39
NZ$4.18
$0.45
IRR19,110

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pay 68.3% less for groceries

 
Avarua
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$3.52
NZ$6.16
$0.53
IRR22,521
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97
NZ$10.45
$1.83
IRR76,998
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
NZ$11.86
$2.32
IRR97,804

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Avarua
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $2.76
IRR116,045
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.00
IRR421,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000

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pay 82.4% more for housing

 
Avarua
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $6.79
IRR285,943
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $155.28
NZ$271.63
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $155.28
NZ$271.63
$339.71
IRR14,301,654

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Avarua
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $123.20
IRR5,186,720
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,753.32
IRR73,814,695

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pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Avarua
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.48
NZ$7.84
$0.80
IRR33,680
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.58
NZ$6.27
$1.51
IRR63,412
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.50
IRR105,250

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

 
Avarua
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.89
NZ$117.01
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $27.96
IRR1,177,308
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $138.01
IRR5,810,058

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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