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
GYD2,475.37
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 66.0% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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