Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 69.9% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Tehran instead of George Town, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 83.5% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 90.0% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 83.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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