Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 13.5% more expensive than Kigali.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.2% more in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 22.5% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 40.2% more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 36.5% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 49.6% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.1% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Tehran
The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Tehran are more expensive than in Kigali. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tehran. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,556
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,606
|
$5.00
IRR210,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,249
|
$0.45
IRR19,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF658
|
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,408
|
$0.53
IRR22,521
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,152
|
$1.83
IRR76,998
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,708
|
$2.32
IRR97,804
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,329
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,062
|
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,923
|
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF728
|
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,199
|
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF675
|
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF314
|
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF454
|
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,254
|
$2.76
IRR116,045
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,422
|
$10.00
IRR421,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,853,970
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,211
|
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,574
|
$6.79
IRR285,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF683,384
|
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF379,658
|
$339.71
IRR14,301,654
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,936
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF208,559
|
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,414,565
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,519
|
$0.80
IRR33,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,094
|
$1.51
IRR63,412
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,290
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,434
|
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,062
|
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,286
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,373
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF37,122
|
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,872
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
|
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