Cost of living comparison

Luanda, Angola

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 32.4% cheaper than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 51.0% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 76.5% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 85.2% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.7% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 48.4% less in Tehran

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Tehran. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Luanda, you would:

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,354.55	$4.00 IRR168,400	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,137.03	$5.00 IRR210,500	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,495.87	$0.45 IRR19,110	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA949.90	$1.08 IRR45,676	+4.2%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 51.0% less for groceries

	Luanda	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,177.64	$0.53 IRR22,521	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,696.66	$1.83 IRR76,998	-70.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,316.08	$2.32 IRR97,804	-66.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,131.20	$1.26 IRR53,083	-46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,473.62	$1.84 IRR77,629	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,071.79	$0.46 IRR19,224	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA448.96	$0.70 IRR29,499	+42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,261.05	$0.42 IRR17,768	-69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA858.62	$0.32 IRR13,342	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA738.93	$0.24 IRR10,202	-70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA644.74	$0.26 IRR11,090	-62.7%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

	Luanda	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,280.33	$2.76 IRR116,045	+96.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,254.48	$10.00 IRR421,000	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,130,646.11	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	+352.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,882.11	$2.90 IRR122,090	-73.2%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Luanda	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,048.86	$6.79 IRR285,943	-94.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA450,322.91	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA258,041.27	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	+20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,030.93	$11.89 IRR500,559	-83.8%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 85.2% less for childcare

	Luanda	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA635,801.26	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,846.97	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	-88.2%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,413.29	$0.80 IRR33,680	-48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,273.11	$1.51 IRR63,412	-58.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,172.79	$2.50 IRR105,250	+4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,157.91	$19.23 IRR809,593	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,091.55	$1.50 IRR63,150	-66.6%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

	Luanda	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,070.69	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	-62.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,055.11	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	-64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,043.82	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA232,317.60	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	-72.5%
Average			-48.4%

Luanda vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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