Cost of living comparison

 Belgrade, Serbia
compared to
 Tehran, Iran
Tehran vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary
Tehran vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

pay 55.1% less for restaurants

 
Belgrade
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.99
RSD1,248
$4.00
IRR168,400
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
RSD1,040
$5.00
IRR210,500
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.33
RSD264
$0.45
IRR19,110

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pay 42.7% less for groceries

 
Belgrade
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
RSD99
$0.53
IRR22,521
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
RSD572
$1.83
IRR76,998
Milk (1 gallon) $4.98
RSD565
$2.32
IRR97,804

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

 
Belgrade
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.87
RSD779
$2.76
IRR116,045
Monthly public transit pass $20.16
RSD2,287
$10.00
IRR421,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,106.99
RSD3,189,422
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000

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pay 60.8% less for housing

 
Belgrade
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.63
RSD3,135
$6.79
IRR285,943
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $840.53
RSD95,378
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $518.55
RSD58,842
$339.71
IRR14,301,654

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

 
Belgrade
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $370.44
RSD42,036
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,747.69
RSD879,164
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695

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pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Belgrade
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.02
RSD343
$0.80
IRR33,680
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
RSD278
$1.51
IRR63,412
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.12
RSD468
$2.50
IRR105,250

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pay 26.5% less for clothing

 
Belgrade
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$97.71
RSD11,087
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.65
RSD4,386
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.09
RSD12,152
$138.01
IRR5,810,058

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