Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 39.5% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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