Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 39.0% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD50.28
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.06
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
|
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD76.13
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD41.05
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.79
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.25
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.08
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.87
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
|
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD90.50
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
|
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.84
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.65
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Honiara
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
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