Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 15.4% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
|
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