Cost of living comparison

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Tehran is 30.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

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

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.77
THB93.84
$4.00
IRR168,370
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.55
THB187.69
$4.00
IRR168,370
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
THB19.58
$0.54
IRR22,797

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pay 49.0% less for groceries

 
Bangkok
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
THB54.72
$0.58
IRR24,334
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.67
THB327.11
$2.03
IRR85,243
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
THB223.17
$2.39
IRR100,471

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

 
Bangkok
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.25
THB143.70
$2.90
IRR122,212
Monthly public transit pass $36.06
THB1,219.97
$15.00
IRR631,388
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000

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pay 38.5% less for housing

 
Bangkok
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.07
THB509.67
$6.62
IRR278,726
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $608.65
THB20,590.52
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $287.69
THB9,732.63
$303.59
IRR12,779,020

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $614.94
THB20,803.44
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,311.97
THB416,512.54
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850

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pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.08
THB70.38
$0.75
IRR31,569
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
THB80.09
$1.43
IRR60,016
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.16
THB140.77
$2.50
IRR105,231

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pay 12.9% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.87
THB1,822.49
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.30
THB1,329.49
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.75
THB3,442.14
$141.42
IRR5,952,851

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