Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 15.0% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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