Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 70.9% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Tehran instead of George Town, you would:
pay 77.4% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
|
pay 82.3% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 89.7% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
|
pay 91.7% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
|
pay 83.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
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