Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
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