Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 66.5% cheaper than Copenhagen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.5% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 71.5% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 40.9% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 79.5% less in Tehran
- Childcare
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pay 82.4% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 77.3% less in Tehran
- Clothing
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pay 39.4% less in Tehran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK155.98
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK103.98
|
$5.00
IRR210,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.35
|
$0.45
IRR19,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.55
|
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
|
pay 71.5% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.36
|
$0.53
IRR22,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.81
|
$1.83
IRR76,998
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.71
|
$2.32
IRR97,804
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK34.39
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.89
|
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.20
|
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.24
|
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.93
|
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.30
|
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.74
|
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.54
|
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK56.30
|
$2.76
IRR116,045
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK725.69
|
$10.00
IRR421,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK363,944.37
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK176.77
|
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK266.53
|
$6.79
IRR285,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,239.10
|
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,152.03
|
$339.71
IRR14,301,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,099.56
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
|
pay 82.4% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,197.99
|
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK91,159.40
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
|
|
pay 77.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK62.39
|
$0.80
IRR33,680
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.79
|
$1.51
IRR63,412
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK65.51
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK314.04
|
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK135.18
|
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK836.66
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK352.95
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK878.14
|
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,265.29
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
|
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