Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 14.4% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 71.6% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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