Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 55.8% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.1% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 62.6% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 57.2% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.6% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 26.3% less in Tehran
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,450
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.00
IRR210,562
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.45
IRR19,116
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.08
IRR45,690
|
|
pay 62.6% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.53
IRR22,528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$1.83
IRR77,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$2.32
IRR97,833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.26
IRR53,099
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$1.84
IRR77,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.46
IRR19,230
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.70
IRR29,507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.42
IRR17,773
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.32
IRR13,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.24
IRR10,205
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.26
IRR11,094
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.76
IRR116,079
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR421,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$90,000.00
IRR3,790,125,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,126
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.79
IRR286,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$489.72
IRR20,623,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$339.71
IRR14,305,901
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$11.89
IRR500,708
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$123.20
IRR5,188,260
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,753.32
IRR73,836,612
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.80
IRR33,690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.51
IRR63,431
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.50
IRR105,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.23
IRR809,834
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$1.50
IRR63,169
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,690
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.96
IRR1,177,657
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$138.01
IRR5,811,783
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.09
IRR2,951,766
|
|
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