Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 56.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.0% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 71.7% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 19.0% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 79.5% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 89.8% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 81.6% less in Tehran
- Clothing
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pay 20.7% less in Tehran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.57
|
$4.00
IRR168,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.72
|
$5.00
IRR210,625
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.57
|
$0.45
IRR19,122
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.56
|
$1.08
IRR45,704
|
|
pay 71.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.85
|
$0.53
IRR22,535
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$106.60
|
$1.83
IRR77,044
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$95.53
|
$2.32
IRR97,862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$28.21
|
$1.26
IRR53,115
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.75
|
$1.84
IRR77,675
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.69
|
$0.46
IRR19,235
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.31
|
$0.70
IRR29,516
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.63
|
$0.42
IRR17,778
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.85
|
$0.32
IRR13,350
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.13
|
$0.24
IRR10,208
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
$0.26
IRR11,097
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$89.67
|
$2.76
IRR116,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$504.77
|
$10.00
IRR421,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$267,424.96
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,791,250,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$114.03
|
$2.90
IRR122,162
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$170.29
|
$6.79
IRR286,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$17,138.00
|
$489.72
IRR20,629,425
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,114.38
|
$339.71
IRR14,310,147
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,469.76
|
$11.89
IRR500,856
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,870.14
|
$123.20
IRR5,189,800
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$171,055.06
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,858,528
|
|
pay 81.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.57
|
$0.80
IRR33,700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.62
|
$1.51
IRR63,450
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.97
|
$2.50
IRR105,312
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$669.38
|
$19.23
IRR810,074
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.95
|
$1.50
IRR63,188
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$570.35
|
$36.21
IRR1,525,143
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$318.61
|
$27.96
IRR1,178,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$725.75
|
$138.01
IRR5,813,508
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,116.54
|
$70.09
IRR2,952,643
|
|
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