Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 62.6% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
|
pay 63.3% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 86.3% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
|
pay 79.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
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