Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 43.3% cheaper than Belgrade.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.1% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 42.7% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 10.1% more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 60.8% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 72.1% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 55.7% less in Tehran
- Clothing
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pay 26.5% less in Tehran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD178
|
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD302
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD355
|
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD60
|
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD91
|
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD84
|
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD120
|
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD54
|
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD45
|
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,079
|
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,831
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,146
|
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD832
|
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD14,278
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
|
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