Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 23.8% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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