Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 14.5% more expensive than Iran overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.2% more in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 1.0% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 6.5% more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 11.4% more in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 56.5% more in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.0% more in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 10.8% more in Tehran
The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Tehran are more expensive than in Iran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Iran, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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