Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 28.8% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 66.0% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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