Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 18.9% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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