Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 15.5% cheaper than Dodoma.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.0% more in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 14.1% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 31.9% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 77.2% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.2% less in Tehran
Expenses including housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 60.0% more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,905.35
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,621.41
|
$5.00
IRR210,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,798.63
|
$0.45
IRR19,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS981.07
|
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,452.68
|
$0.53
IRR22,521
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,358.03
|
$1.83
IRR76,998
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,617.11
|
$2.32
IRR97,804
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,337.02
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,603.46
|
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,670.04
|
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS778.76
|
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS778.76
|
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,186.68
|
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS667.51
|
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,038.35
|
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,670.37
|
$2.76
IRR116,045
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR421,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS78,485.64
|
$6.79
IRR285,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$339.71
IRR14,301,654
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,943.21
|
$0.80
IRR33,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,685.05
|
$1.51
IRR63,412
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,905.35
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
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