Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 28.3% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.2% more in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 48.9% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 30.6% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 35.0% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 83.6% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 58.4% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 9.0% less in Tehran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.51
|
$4.00
IRR168,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB189.02
|
$5.00
IRR210,625
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.98
|
$0.45
IRR19,122
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.47
|
$1.08
IRR45,704
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.39
|
$0.53
IRR22,535
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.89
|
$1.83
IRR77,044
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.45
|
$2.32
IRR97,862
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.72
|
$1.26
IRR53,115
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.65
|
$1.84
IRR77,675
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.74
|
$0.46
IRR19,235
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.57
|
$0.70
IRR29,516
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.59
|
$0.42
IRR17,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.11
|
$0.32
IRR13,350
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.12
|
$0.24
IRR10,208
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.19
|
$0.26
IRR11,097
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.87
|
$2.76
IRR116,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,275.87
|
$10.00
IRR421,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,795,671.96
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,791,250,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB335.51
|
$2.90
IRR122,162
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB498.36
|
$6.79
IRR286,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,535.97
|
$489.72
IRR20,629,425
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,794.57
|
$339.71
IRR14,310,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,184.55
|
$11.89
IRR500,856
|
|
pay 83.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,525.76
|
$123.20
IRR5,189,800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,993.32
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,858,528
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.61
|
$0.80
IRR33,700
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.83
|
$1.51
IRR63,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.33
|
$2.50
IRR105,312
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,770.78
|
$19.23
IRR810,074
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB236.27
|
$1.50
IRR63,188
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,793.18
|
$36.21
IRR1,525,143
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,130.35
|
$27.96
IRR1,178,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,150.27
|
$138.01
IRR5,813,508
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,988.85
|
$70.09
IRR2,952,643
|
|
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