Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 61.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 70.4% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Tehran
Housing: pay 82.9% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 90.6% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.8% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Tehran

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.85	$4.00 IRR168,450	-79.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.42	$5.00 IRR210,562	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.31	$0.45 IRR19,116	-83.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.61	$1.08 IRR45,690	-53.2%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 70.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.03	$0.53 IRR22,528	-79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.41	$1.83 IRR77,021	-66.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.28	$2.32 IRR97,833	-64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.22	$1.26 IRR53,099	-72.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.43	$1.84 IRR77,652	-55.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.53	$0.46 IRR19,230	-71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.09	$0.70 IRR29,507	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.45	$0.42 IRR17,773	-73.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.85	$0.32 IRR13,346	-87.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.95	$0.24 IRR10,205	-80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.74	$0.26 IRR11,094	-76.3%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Canberra	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.92	$2.76 IRR116,079	-45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$185.09	$10.00 IRR421,125	-91.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,679.47	$90,000.00 IRR3,790,125,000	+207.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.56	$2.90 IRR122,126	-83.6%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 82.9% less for housing

	Canberra	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$102.03	$6.79 IRR286,028	-89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,782.49	$489.72 IRR20,623,303	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,204.78	$339.71 IRR14,305,901	-76.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$285.57	$11.89 IRR500,708	-93.5%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 90.6% less for childcare

	Canberra	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,882.13	$123.20 IRR5,188,260	-93.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,629.60	$1,753.32 IRR73,836,612	-87.9%
Average			-90.6%

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pay 79.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.31	$0.80 IRR33,690	-89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.74	$1.51 IRR63,431	-59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$41.13	$2.50 IRR105,281	-90.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$102.50	$19.23 IRR809,834	-70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.37	$1.50 IRR63,169	-89.5%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Canberra	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$135.39	$36.21 IRR1,524,690	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$112.62	$27.96 IRR1,177,657	-61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$186.48	$138.01 IRR5,811,783	+15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$240.56	$70.09 IRR2,951,766	-54.5%
Average			-39.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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