Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 60.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.09
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.37
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.31
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.82
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.60
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€52.60
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,138.57
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€972.23
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€170.07
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€937.14
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,497.27
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 72.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.12
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.47
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€91.48
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€48.67
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€109.07
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€135.95
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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