Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 19.3% cheaper than Beijing.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.0% more in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 40.0% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 46.9% more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 49.7% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 88.1% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.4% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 7.8% less in Tehran
The cost of restaurants and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 57.0% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥29.92
|
$4.00
IRR168,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥39.90
|
$5.00
IRR210,625
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
$0.45
IRR19,122
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
$1.08
IRR45,704
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.28
|
$0.53
IRR22,535
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.38
|
$1.83
IRR77,044
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.40
|
$2.32
IRR97,862
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.46
|
$1.26
IRR53,115
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥10.97
|
$1.84
IRR77,675
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.58
|
$0.46
IRR19,235
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.10
|
$0.70
IRR29,516
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.36
|
$0.42
IRR17,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$0.32
IRR13,350
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.64
|
$0.24
IRR10,208
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.26
IRR11,097
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.26
|
$2.76
IRR116,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥239.40
|
$10.00
IRR421,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥149,623.26
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,791,250,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥32.92
|
$2.90
IRR122,162
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Beijing
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥95.22
|
$6.79
IRR286,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,665.88
|
$489.72
IRR20,629,425
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,530.10
|
$339.71
IRR14,310,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥301.37
|
$11.89
IRR500,856
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,473.15
|
$123.20
IRR5,189,800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥164,253.09
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,858,528
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥7.98
|
$0.80
IRR33,700
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥25.83
|
$1.51
IRR63,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥24.94
|
$2.50
IRR105,312
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥469.23
|
$19.23
IRR810,074
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥59.85
|
$1.50
IRR63,188
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥449.14
|
$36.21
IRR1,525,143
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥248.65
|
$27.96
IRR1,178,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥598.24
|
$138.01
IRR5,813,508
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥771.60
|
$70.09
IRR2,952,643
|
|
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