Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 31.8% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Castries, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
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