Cost of living comparison

 Kuwait City, Kuwait
compared to
 Tehran, Iran
Tehran vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 25.6% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants
pay 7.7% more in Tehran
Groceries
pay 43.3% less in Tehran
Transportation
pay 63.0% more in Tehran
Housing
pay 60.0% less in Tehran
Childcare
pay 74.1% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 62.9% less in Tehran
Clothing
pay 9.4% less in Tehran

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Tehran are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Kuwait City, you would:

pay 7.7% more for restaurants

 
Kuwait City
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.75
KWD2.990
$4.00
IRR168,400
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.13
KWD2.490
$5.00
IRR210,500
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
KWD0.200
$0.45
IRR19,110

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

 
Kuwait City
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
KWD0.310
$0.53
IRR22,521
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.63
KWD0.800
$1.83
IRR76,998
Milk (1 gallon) $5.77
KWD1.770
$2.32
IRR97,804

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pay 63.0% more for transportation

 
Kuwait City
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.28
KWD0.390
$2.76
IRR116,045
Monthly public transit pass $48.77
KWD14.940
$10.00
IRR421,000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,111.30
KWD6,770.720
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000

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pay 60.0% less for housing

 
Kuwait City
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.66
KWD8.160
$6.79
IRR285,943
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $879.86
KWD269.420
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $681.04
KWD208.540
$339.71
IRR14,301,654

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pay 74.1% less for childcare

 
Kuwait City
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $464.57
KWD142.260
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,942.30
KWD2,125.810
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695

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pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kuwait City
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
KWD0.500
$0.80
IRR33,680
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.99
KWD1.830
$1.51
IRR63,412
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.09
KWD0.950
$2.50
IRR105,250

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

 
Kuwait City
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.27
KWD12.940
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.44
KWD15.750
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.02
KWD28.480
$138.01
IRR5,810,058

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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