Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 3.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
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