Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 32.0% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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