Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 43.6% more expensive than Delhi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 6.6% more in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 22.0% more in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 16.2% more in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.6% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 57.5% more in Tehran
The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, and groceries in Tehran are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹354.99
|
$4.00
IRR168,450
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹354.99
|
$5.00
IRR210,562
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.78
|
$0.45
IRR19,116
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.89
|
$1.08
IRR45,690
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.91
|
$0.53
IRR22,528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹203.03
|
$1.83
IRR77,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹246.20
|
$2.32
IRR97,833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹98.57
|
$1.26
IRR53,099
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹138.02
|
$1.84
IRR77,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹76.28
|
$0.46
IRR19,230
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.62
|
$0.70
IRR29,507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.57
|
$0.42
IRR17,773
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.61
|
$0.32
IRR13,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.93
|
$0.24
IRR10,205
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.57
|
$0.26
IRR11,094
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹377.76
|
$2.76
IRR116,079
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,014.25
|
$10.00
IRR421,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,217,103.19
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,790,125,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹212.99
|
$2.90
IRR122,126
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹725.52
|
$6.79
IRR286,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,934.35
|
$489.72
IRR20,623,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹14,043.56
|
$339.71
IRR14,305,901
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,958.34
|
$11.89
IRR500,708
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,916.81
|
$123.20
IRR5,188,260
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹151,157.45
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,836,612
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹202.85
|
$0.80
IRR33,690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹207.74
|
$1.51
IRR63,431
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹354.99
|
$2.50
IRR105,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,823.68
|
$19.23
IRR809,834
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹420.91
|
$1.50
IRR63,169
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,760.20
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,690
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,763.80
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,657
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,548.51
|
$138.01
IRR5,811,783
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,497.04
|
$70.09
IRR2,951,766
|
|
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