Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 36.6% cheaper than Istanbul.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.8% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 29.1% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 14.6% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 51.8% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 85.2% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.5% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 13.0% less in Tehran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
|
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.27
TRY390.05
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.42
TRY281.77
|
$5.00
IRR210,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
TRY53.47
|
$0.45
IRR19,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
TRY18.56
|
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
TRY33.87
|
$0.53
IRR22,521
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.98
TRY189.15
|
$1.83
IRR76,998
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
TRY154.28
|
$2.32
IRR97,804
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
TRY71.98
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
TRY104.98
|
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
TRY20.81
|
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
TRY37.46
|
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TRY18.97
|
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TRY20.11
|
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY10.63
|
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TRY9.30
|
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
TRY180.36
|
$2.76
IRR116,045
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.72
TRY1,546.96
|
$10.00
IRR421,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,623.86
TRY1,657,453.88
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
TRY209.94
|
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
|
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.92
TRY490.89
|
$6.79
IRR285,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.53
TRY34,860.81
|
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$560.36
TRY21,290.25
|
$339.71
IRR14,301,654
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.19
TRY1,717.07
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$680.19
TRY25,843.32
|
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,170.99
TRY576,409.53
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
TRY151.93
|
$0.80
IRR33,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
TRY128.92
|
$1.51
IRR63,412
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
TRY82.87
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.04
TRY1,939.40
|
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.27
TRY276.24
|
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Istanbul
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.75
TRY2,156.10
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.70
TRY1,584.26
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
TRY3,825.84
|
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.67
TRY3,330.81
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
|
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