Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 61.1% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.1% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 61.0% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 28.4% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 85.2% less in Tehran
- Childcare
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pay 86.2% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 79.1% less in Tehran
- Clothing
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pay 22.9% 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 Dublin, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€19.64
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.78
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.30
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.87
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.87
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.25
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.70
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.59
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€112.91
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€36,006.90
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€24.25
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 85.2% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€51.13
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,958.76
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,673.71
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€196.62
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,198.17
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,836.05
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 79.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.87
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.97
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.20
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€51.53
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.76
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€88.00
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€37.65
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€89.52
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€104.68
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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